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