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May 2016

Shell to Sea activist Maura Harrington arrested in Mayo

By: 
Michelle Hennessy - TheJournal.ie

SHELL TO SEA campaigner Maura Harrington has been arrested in Mayo and taken to Mountjoy Prison to serve time for an unpaid fine.

Posted Date: 
6 May 2016

Environmental activist jailed over failure to pay fines

By: 
Allison Bray - Irish Independent

A former school principal turned environmental activist is on her way to Mountjoy prison this evening after being arrested for non-payment of fines.

Maura Harrington, (62), spokesperson for the Shell to Sea campaign, was arrested outside a bank in Bellmullet, Co Mayo around 3pm today, according to her brother Sean Harrington.

The retired school teacher was arrested on foot of a warrant for non-payment of a €300 fine, he said.

Posted Date: 
6 May 2016