Unsuccessful County Kerry election candidate Michelle Keane has been jailed for contempt of court.
The local and general election candidate was jailed after a hearing of Listowel Circuit Court where it was argued that she is in breach of an interlocutory injunction, Radio Kerry reports.
The injunction refers to social media posts made by Keane where allegations were made about local Garda Sergeant Melanie Walsh.
In accordance with the interlocutory injunction Keane had been ordered to remove any material from social media that made claims against Sergeant Walsh.
It also ordered Keane and any third party operation in consort with her to refrain from making statements about the sergeant with Walsh’s representatives arguing that Keane had breached the order most recently by way of a Facebook post dated to the 28th of November last.
The post in question did not mention Walsh by name, however it was argued that she was identifiable through its contents.
It was reported that Keane was given an opportunity to agree to an undertaking in respect of the material but refused saying that she believed she had not breached the interlocutory injunction.
She was conveyed to Limerick Prison for contempt of court and is due to appear before Listowel Circuit Court again on Friday.
Keane has the option of purging her contempt at any time.