Two of the five anti-war activists charged with criminal damage to a US military aircraft at Shannon airport last week were remanded in custody without consent to bail at Ennis District Court this afternoon.
Their three co-accused, Mr Damien Moran (22), Ms Nuin Dunlop (31) and Ms Deirdre Clancy (32) were granted bail by Judge Con O'Leary on condition that they enter their own surety of Eur3,000, sign on at a designated Garda stations twice daily, do not go within one mile of the US embassy and remain outside Co Clare.
Mr Kieran O'Reilly (42) and Ms Karen Fallon (30) were denied bail and remanded in Limerick Prison.
Insp Tom Kennedy opposed bail for the five and expressed concern that they may carry out similar acts of criminal damage at Shannon airport.
The five are members of the Catholic Worker movement. They have been refusing food while in custody at Limerick prison this week.
Mr Moran told the court that after carrying out an their act of disarmament at Shannon airport, the group sat down and said "the rosary and sang songs of love and peace".
He said: "We were no threat to the Garda officer. We have been subject to vicious allegations from Government Ministers that we attacked the Garda. That is completely untrue."
All five were remanded to appear before the court again in two weeks.