'Love Ulster' rioter jailed for 18 months

A man who admitted to taking part in the riots during the Love Ulster parade in Dublin city centre over two years ago has been…

A man who admitted to taking part in the riots during the Love Ulster parade in Dublin city centre over two years ago has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.

Ross Farrelly, (23) of St Johns Gardens, Railway Street, Dublin 1,  pleaded guilty to violent disorder on O'Connell Street on February 25th, 2006.

Judge Patrick McCartan suspended the last nine months of the sentence on strict conditions.

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