Patrick McElwee’s neighbour had called gardaí over group sat on ‘little green’ in Dublin estate

Patrick McElwee pictured outside Blanchardstown courthouse

Patrick McElwee pictured outside Blanchardstown courthouse

An elderly man who gathered with friends on a green area that is a designated public space has had a trespassing case against him dismissed.

Patrick McElwee (84) was accused of trespassing on a plot of land known as the “little green” in the Monastery Crescent estate in Clondalkin, Dublin, “in a manner that was likely to cause fear in another person”.