The five anti-war protesters found not guilty of criminally damaging a US navy aircraft at Shannon airport have applauded the jury for their decsision.
The five anti-war protesters found not guilty of criminally damaging a US navy aircraft at Shannon airport have applauded the jury for their decsision.
In a statement the activists said: "The jury is the conscience of the community chosen randomly from Irish society. The conscience of the community has spoken.
"The government has no popular mandate in providing the civilian Shannon airport to service the US war machine in it's illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq.
The five are Ciaron O'Reilly (46), an Australian national; Nuin Dunlop (34), a US citizen; counsellor, Damien Moran (26); Karen Fallon (35); a Scottish marine biologist, all of Rialto Cottages, Rialto; and Deirdre Clancy (36), a copy editor, of Alverno Apartments, Clontarf.
The activists, with their lawyer, Joe Noonan, will hold a press conference later this morning where they are expected to make statements related to their reactions to the courts verdict.
Mr Noonan will be addressing issues relating to legal issues which arose from their third trial; the first to actually go to a jury as the previous trials had both collpased.