A south Co Galway farmer is set to stand trial at Gort District Court after being charged with assaulting Fianna Fáil TD Anne Rabbitte. Joseph Baldwin, aged 38, is accused of throwing a bag of cow dung at the Minister of State during a public meeting on January 4 at Sullivan’s Royal Hotel in Gort. The assault charge against Baldwin is in violation of section 2 of the Non-Fatal Offenses Act. The incident occurred as Rabbitte attended the meeting to address residents’ concerns regarding the proposed biogas plant in Gort.
Farmer Charged with Assault for Throwing Cow Dung at Fianna Fáil MP in Galway, Ireland
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