A committal order against cattle farmer Seamus 'Mex' Delahunty has been lifted at the High Court on Friday morning after he agreed to fully obey the terms of the injunction placed upon him on Monday.

An application to lift the committal order was made by Dawn Meats counsel Lynden MacCann.

It was granted by judge Charles Meenan in Court 1 of the High Court.

Refrain

MacCann said that the farmer was agreeing to permanently refrain from impeding any access to and from Dawn plants and permanently refrain from any intimidation of Dawn employees or customers.

Lynden MacCann said Dawn Meats is not seeking costs from the farmer.

"We have no difficulty with peaceful protests," he told the court on a number of occasions.

The judge said the matters being dealt with were not about protests, but about breaking court orders.

Dawn statement

In a statement Dawn Meats welcomed the Court’s decision that named individuals covered by its previous injunction had today consented to permanent injunctions preventing illegal blockading and intimidation across all plants. The permanent injunction also extends to all unnamed persons engaging in the illegal blockades and intimidation at all Dawn Meats facilities.

Dawn said It is always its preference to avoid recourse to legal action, but the illegal nature of the protest activity has made it necessary to protect our business, our employees, our supplier farmers and our customers who depend on us being able to operate.

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