Protester who reversed truck into gates of Russian embassy in Dublin not guilty of dangerous driving

Desmond Wisley from Leitrim leaving Tallaght Court after the incident in 2022. Photo: Collins Courts

Eimear Dodd

A man who reversed a truck into the gates of the Russian embassy in Dublin two years ago in a protest against the war in Ukraine has been acquitted of dangerous driving following a trial.

However, the jury in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial of Desmond Wisley was unable to reach a verdict on a second charge of criminal damage.