Repossession activists excluded from court

Holy water was sprinkled and part of the Rosary recited today (Monday) in unusual scenes at Castlebar Circuit Court where 110 cases of repossession were listed against householders.

Proceedings had been underway for about 40 minutes when activists interrupted and put various questions to the County Registrar, Fintan Murphy, who suspended the court and left the room.

Unusual scenes followed, including the recitation of prayers and the sprinkling of holy water on the courtroom floor.

For more on this story, see tomorrow’s edition of The Connaught Telegraph.