Thirteen people have been convicted violent disorder offences after a row at a pre-natal clinic in a Longford hospital, which saw CS gas and pepper spray used on pregnant mothers.
The incident happened in September 2009 after a feud involving members of the Nevin and the Stokes family led to violent scenes at 9am in a clinic at St Joseph's Hospital in Longford.
Weaponry used in the incident included a poker, a pen knife, a scissors, and a canister of CS gas.
At Longford Circuit Court this morning, Judge Rory McCabe handed down suspended sentences to ten of those involved in what he described as a shameful disturbance.
He also indicated he would hand down custodial sentences to three people who he said bore much of the blame for the violence on the day, but has now adjourned sentencing so that he can consider probation officers reports on the three people involved.
The court was told that there has been no recurrence of the violence between members of the Gavin, Duignan and Nevin families since September 2009.
