Article Category: Bog Cuttings

BOG CUTTINGS

February 20, 2025

‘A GOOD HEAD OF HAIR’ A man who started filming gardaí before aggressively yelling at them avoided a conviction in Naas District Court.... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

February 6, 2025

CROSS BEHAVIOUR CORK DISTRICT Court heard the case of a woman charged with engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour toward gardaí, as well... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

January 23, 2025

GOING SOUTH WHILE GOING NORTH Drogheda District Court heard the case of Mark Dolan (39), who was arrested for public intoxication and engaging... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

January 9, 2025

BATHROOM BREAK A man who entered a Garda station at 5:50am to use the toilet became aggressive towards gardaí after relieving himself, Portlaoise... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

December 12, 2024

HOLIDAY DISTURBANCE Listowel District Court heard the case of a 47-year-old man who was arrested for causing a disturbance at Ballybunion Golf Holiday... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

November 28, 2024

‘USELESS SHOWER’ A 51-year-old man who gave the wrong name and address after verbally abusing gardaí appeared before Dundalk District Court. Martin McShane,... Read more »

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October 31, 2024

‘GALLANT’ STAND LEADS TO ALTERCATION Cork District Court heard the case of a “gallant” man, who called an off-duty garda a “prick” and... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

October 17, 2024

DUG A HOLE A man who waved a shovel at gardaí in Cork city centre has been sentenced to three months in jail... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

October 3, 2024

POST-MATCH INSULTS A Cork man, who insulted gardaí after drinking too much while watching a football match, appeared before Cork District Court charged... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

September 19, 2024

‘THAT’S MY HASH’ Cork District Court heard the case of Patrick Fennelly (63), who was charged with a number of public order offences... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

August 22, 2024

‘STONE DRUNK’ Shane McKenny (37) of Tower View, Tenure, appeared before Drogheda District Court charged with the theft of €80 worth of perfume... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

August 8, 2024

TITS OUT! A woman who exposed her breasts to startled onlookers during an Orange Order march on July 12 has described herself as... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

July 25, 2024

ROWDY PARTNER KILLARNEY DISTRICT Court heard the case of a 29-year-old man from Texas, who was arrested for driving while intoxicated and several... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

July 11, 2024

‘SICK’ OF CORK A MIDDLE-AGED man who got involved in an altercation with gardaí in Cork city, shouted that he was “sick” of... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

June 27, 2024

HOLDING UP TRAFFIC A man who let a garda know, in no uncertain terms, of his frustration at being asked to produce evidence... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

June 13, 2024

LAST CHANCE SALOON A Donegal pub owner once more found himself before Letterkenny District Court charged with selling alcohol after hours. Garda Suzanne... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

May 30, 2024

ROAD RAGE Drogheda District Court heard the case of a man who was charged with engaging in abusive and threatening behaviour towards gardaí.... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

May 16, 2024

BAILED FOR 30 MINUTES A 43-year-old man was arrested for breaching the terms of his bail some 30 minutes after it had been... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

May 2, 2024

DRUNKEN NEIGHBOUR Tullamore District Court heard the case of a man accused of engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour toward gardaí following an... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

April 18, 2024

WHAT A SPECTACLE Kevin Duffy (34) of Castlecourt, Ballaghaderreen, Roscommon, found himself before Tubercurry District Court charged with two public order offences following... Read more »

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April 4, 2024

A GIANT TOOL A 24-year-old man who ran down North Main Street, Cork, waving a pitchfork in the early afternoon of July 3,... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

March 21, 2024

FISTICUFFED Sligo District Court heard the case of a 25-year-old man who pleaded guilty to engaging in abusive or threatening behaviour towards gardaí... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

March 7, 2024

‘Stranger than FICTION’ A driver maintained that a breath sample he gave to gardaí, which showed he was over the drink-driving limit, was... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

February 22, 2024

‘FATHER TED & DOUGAL’ Clonakilty District Court heard the case of Gavin Sexton (47) of Carhue Timoleague, who was charged with engaging in... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

January 25, 2024

‘CORK PRICKS’ A man who had travelled to Cork to socialise became intoxicated to such an extent that he threatened to fight gardaí... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

January 11, 2024

POETRY CORNERED A man appearing before Gort District Court was told by Judge Alec Gabbett that his offer to pen a ‘short poem’... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

December 14, 2023

‘FAT BASTARD’ A MAN who was found sleeping on a flower bed by gardaí appeared before Sligo District Court on two counts of... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

November 30, 2023

TOUR DE FARCE A BENCH warrant has been issued for a man convicted in absentia for engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour and... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

November 2, 2023

CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM A Letterkenny man who appeared before Letterkenny District Court charged with two public order offences was fined €250 by Judge... Read more »

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October 18, 2023

‘LOWLIFE SCUMBAGS’ Frank Brassil (41) of Main Street, Collon, appearing before Drogheda District Court, pleaded guilty to engaging in threatening, abusive or insulting... Read more »

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October 5, 2023

‘KING OF IRELAND’ A MAN who claimed to Judge Cormac Dunne that he was “the king of Ireland” appeared before Navan District Court... Read more »

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September 21, 2023

TITS UP A Glenswilly man who told gardaí that he had “sniffed a load of drugs” appeared before Letterkenny District Court charged with... Read more »

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September 7, 2023

‘NAZI SCUM’ A MAN who called gardaí ‘Nazi scum’ when they called to a Kinsale house hosting a children’s birthday party during the... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

August 24, 2023

OH BROTHER A 34-year-old man pleaded guilty, though in absentia due to being sentenced to five months behind bars the week previous, to... Read more »

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August 10, 2023

101 CONVICTIONS CORK DISTRICT Court heard the case of Patrick Fennelly, who had 101 previous convictions and was charged with two public order... Read more »