Oleksandr Kucherenko pleaded guilty on Saturday at Dublin District Court to trespassing in a manner likely to place another person in fear on June 13th.

Posting on his 'Truth Social' platform, he said Mr Walshe is a 'champion golfer' which, he says, is 'a very good asset for the Ambassador of Ireland to have'.

A crowd has gathered at the gates of the US Ambassador's residence in Dublin's Phoneix Park for a protest over the country's veto of a resolution on a Gaza ceasefire