Joseph Baldwin spoke in court for the first time concerning being charged with assaulting Anne Rabbitte
The south Galway farmer accused of throwing a bag of cow dung in the direction of Minister for State, Anne Rabbitte has told a court that "it is a small incident and something I probably should regret".
READ MORE - Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal warning as common pills could land Irish tourists in jailHe said that the case “is affecting me now for a good while, it is affecting my family, affecting work and it is all over the media”. He said: “I have also had a local representative in the area to negotiate with Anne to bring the matter to a close and to try to sort it out. He went back to me last week and the issues have changed.
When the case was before Judge Gabbett in May to fix a date, he requested Gardai to address court security issues at Gort courthouse ahead of the case. In response, Mr Baldwin said today: “I am just a normal person - there is no one outside the door protesting or anything like this.” He remarked: "It is enough of a media circus without making it any worse. It doesn't affect me but it affects others.” Mr Baldwin said that he doesn’t mind where the hearing takes place. Mr Baldwin’s solicitor, John Nash said that the hearing would take two and a half hours.
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