The man, who entered a plea of guilty at a Circuit Court to harassing his ex-wife and her parents, said he was coerced into doing so, and sought a stay on his prosecution pending the outcome of his legal challenge

The District Court Appeals Court heard that Eamon Moran (51) has suffered ill health ever since he was attacked on a 2012 deportation flight and was recently in intensive care.

The woman in her 60s was arrested yesterday as part of the investigation into the incident which occurred on May 2nd.

It is alleged that Ms O'Doherty has refused to obey an order not to harass the mother of a young man who died by suicide in 2021