Derry: Gary Donnelly condannato a sei mesi per graffiti sulle Mura
Derry councillor jailed for six months for daubing graffiti on city’s Walls
A Derry councillor has been jailed for six months for writing graffiti on Derry’s famous walls.
Independent councillor Gary Donnelly, 43, and two other men, William Anthony Liam Brogan (51) and Terry Porter (56), both from Carnhill, were convicted earlier this year of criminal damage in relation to the graffiti which was painted on the Walls on February 1 this year.
The three defendants were given the chance to pay £2,291 to pay for the clean-up costs.
However, they refused to do so and were today each jailed for six months at Derry Magistrates Court.
The court heard from an expert who said the damage could never be fully rectified.
District Judge Barney McElholm said the walls were of international significance and said the incident was ‘wholly uncalled for’.
“The sentence in this case flows as a direct consequence of the actions of the accused,” he added.
The three men were released on bail pending appeals.