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Wed 05 May 2009Roads activist charged for marking potholes
A COUNTY Cavan roads campaigner, Martin Hannigan (53), who was prosecuted for painting yellow circles around potholes on roads in the region “to alert drivers of the dangers” had the charges adjourned at yesterday’s sitting of the District Court in Cootehill.
Mr Hannigan, a father of six, with an address at Shercock Road, Cootehill, Co Cavan, was charged with causing obstruction by erecting a temporary road sign to indicate the painting of potholes was in progress on a roadway in Cootehill on August 18th last year, and also for allegedly “defacing” the road surface by painting.
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