Dr Anne McCloskey jailed for non-payment of Covid fine

A candidate in the forthcoming General Election for the Foyle constituency has been jailed for refusing to pay a court fine.

Dr Anne McCloskey appeared at Derry Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday in connection with an unpaid Covid fine.

In September 2022, she was fined £240 for breaching Covid-19 regulations while speaking at an anti-lockdown rally in Derry.

The 67-year-old was given an immediate warrant to pay the amount or to go to prison for 14 days.

McCloskey, of Chapel Road in Derry, is running as an independent in next month’s GE.

BBC News NI is reporting that McCloskey had been sent to the women’s prison within Hydebank Wood YOC in south Belfast.

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