Corrib campaigner arrested at funeral

Shell to Sea campaigner Maura Harrington has been jailed for non-payment of fines imposed after convictions relating to Corrib…

Shell to Sea campaigner Maura Harrington has been jailed for non-payment of fines imposed after convictions relating to Corrib gas protests.

Ms Harrington was arrested yesterday when she was leaving a funeral in Doohoma, Co Mayo, where she lives.

She was taken to Mountjoy prison in Dublin last night. It is the fifth time she has been jailed in the past 18 months.

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