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A COURT has heard allegations that a young woman tried to assault a bouncer during a late night incident in Ennis.
However, the allegation against C1- ara Mahony was disputed in court and the case was adjourned for fur- ther evidence to be presented.
Mahony (22), of Waterpark Heights, Drumbiggle, Ennis, was accused of public order offences at Abbey Street, Ennis, on September 7 last.
Inspector Michael Gallagher told Ennis District Court that gardai ob- served her attempting to hit a bounc- er at 2.35am.
The court was told that she was convicted of assaulting a garda in Kilkenny three years ago, for which 150 hours community service was handed down. She was also convict- ed of a public order offence, on that CF Kee
Defending solicitor Siobhan Mc- Mahon said the previous convictions all related to one incident, when the
defendant was aged 18.
“She is now 22. She has not come to the notice of gardai since that time,” she said.
She said the accused was in a night- Clem sls Welo mole seu (NOM ss RSCORWETS approached by a gentleman.
“The bouncers came and removed the accused and her boyfriend and not the other gentleman,” said the solicitor.
“She was trying to remove her boy- friend from the area. She was trying to prevent an incident,” she added.
Judge Joseph Mangan said, “I’ve been told by the inspector she tried to assault a bouncer. Does she accept or not she tried to assault a bouncer?”
Ms McMahon said her client did not accept that allegation.
Inspector Gallagher then told the court that the bouncers did not make a complaint about the incident. The case was adjourned for further evi- dence to be presented.
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