Two Extinction Rebellion activists have been remanded on strict bail terms after a court heard they travelled from Cork to Dublin to carry out a live-streamed graffiti attack at the Department of Foreign Affairs. The accused appeared before judge Paula Murphy at Dublin District Court on Saturday and the court heard there were objections to bail. The court heard the incident at 1.20pm on Friday was filmed and live-streamed on the Extinction Rebellion Cork’s Facebook page. The court heard he was in his final year at university but attending lectures remotely and had an unblemished record. He was extremely concerned about the climate crisis and suffered from depression partly brought on by the issue, his solicitor told the court.

Source: The Irish Times March 21, 2021 10:18 UTC