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A MAN who “made a nuisance of himself” at a garda station found himself before a court on a public order charge.
Seán Dobbin (22), of John Paul Avenue Ennis, was accused of public order arising out of an incident on November 15, 2009.
Inspector Tom Kennedy told Ennis District Court on Friday that the accused “made a nuisance of himself” at Ennis Garda Station.
He said he rang the bell for customer service and banged on the hatch. He said he would not leave when requested and “a struggle ensued; a schmozzle as would be described in sporting terms”.
He said that the accused arrived at the garda station in the early hours of the morning after a number of other people had been arrested.
Defending solicitor Tara Godfrey said;
“To be charged with refusing to leave the garda station seems somewhat perverse.”
Judge Joseph Mangan asked, “What’s perverse about that?” She replied, “Normally the gardaí are at pains to attract people to the garda station and charge them and deal with them.”
She said that her client was highly unlikely to be before the court again. Judge Mangan directed that € 50 be paid to the court poor box. This was done and the case was dismissed.