Dr Anne McCloskey
The Foyle Election candidate was released after her fine was paid by a number of former patients.
The retired GP appeared at Derry Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday following the non-payment of a £255 fine which was imposed in 2022 for a breach of Covid regulations.
The 67-year-old, from Chapel Road in Derry, was released from the women’s prison at Hydebank Wood YOC complex on Friday afternoon when her fine was paid by former patients at Shantallow Health Centre.
A former colleague, who asked to remain anonymous, told The Irish News the patients paid the fine in gratitude for the “decades of care and service” Dr McCloskey had given.
The fine was originally imposed over comments she made at an anti-lockdown rally in the city in 2020.
Dr McCloskey is standing as an independent candidate for the Foyle constituency in next month’s General Election.
She also stood unsuccessfully as a candidate for Donegal County Council in the Republic’s local government elections earlier this month.
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