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THE well-known peace activist Ed Horgan has appeared in court, charged in relation to an incident at Shannon airport last June.
Mr Horgan (63), of Charnwood, Newtown, Castletroy, Limerick, 1s accused of failing to comply with the requirements of an airport police of- ficer, at Shannon airport, on June 18 last.
Mr Horgan, a retired army com- mander, told Shannon District Court last week there were a number of 1m- portant preliminary issues he wanted the court to address, concerning the summons.
Judge Joseph Mangan said, howev- er, that he would deal with the issues on another occasion.
Mr Horgan replied that there would
be an issue as to whether the sum- mons was valid or bad.
“It was issued to me to appear be- fore court today and that’s why I came. It claims to be issued by the DPP. . . Sergeant O’Hagan applied for the summons on behalf of the DPP; this I believe to be untrue,’ he said.
Judge Mangan said it was clear the matter would take some time and he did not have the time to deal with it on that day.
Mr Horgan replied, “This is the third time I have been brought be- fore the court on spurious charges, at great expense and inconvenience.”
The judge adjourned the case until next January.