BREAKING: Anti-eviction activist Ben Gilroy has been given a 3 month jail term in Mountjoy – TheLiberal.ie – Our News, Your Views

BREAKING: Anti-eviction activist Ben Gilroy has been given a 3 month jail term in Mountjoy




Arguably the best known anti-eviction activist in Ireland, Ben Gilroy has been given a 3 month jail term in Mountjoy prison.

Ben has helped an endless number of people keep their homes from banks and vulture funds.

The sentence was handed down in the High Court for “contempt of court” relating back to community service that Ben said was unjust due to it being in relation to a civil matter.

It’s understood that Ben is currently being detained in the Bridewell garda station where he is being processed.

There has already been uproar on social media over the Navan man’s detainment and no doubt this will only multiply when he is taken to Mountjoy prison.

Hashtags of #FreeBenGilroy and #IrishPoliceState have already started.

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