Plans withdrawn over Sligo Judge complaint

Added: 02-08-2012

The Integration Centre is withdrawing its plan to complain to Gardai about comments made by a District Court Judge.

Justice Mary Devins described the social welfare system as a Polish charity during a court hearing in Claremorris in Co Mayo last week.

She apologised last night saying no offence was intended - but the Integration Centre said it was a rambling, contrived and spurious statement.

The immigrants rights group has decided not to press ahead with a formal complaint - after Judge Devins issued a second unreserved apology today.

However Killian Forde - the Chief Executive of Integration Centre - says he will be writing to the President of the District Court: