This article is from page 18 of the 2012-10-23 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 18 JPG
A MOTHER of two convicted of a public order offence “flipped out” after her father was seriously injured during an incident at a roundabout in Ennis last weekend.
Angela Delaney (21) was fined € 300 at Ennis District Court on Wednesday. Ms Delaney with an address at Bay 10 Carrow Browne Halting Site, Galway, pleaded guilty to engaging in threatening, abusive, insulting words or behaviour with intent to provoke a breach of the peace or being reckless as to whether a breach of the peace may be occasioned.
The charge related to a disturbance at the Maid of Erin, Ennis on October 14. Ms Delaney has no previous convictions. Defence solicitor John Casey said his client “flipped out” after her father received serious injuries. He added, “When she saw what was happening, she joined in.”
Inspector Tom Kennedy told the court that the overall incident at the Maid of Erin was a serious matter.
He said the State had “some understanding” of Ms Delaney’s behaviour on the evening. Insp Kennedy said her father had been “very, very seriously injured.”
He said that while Ms Delaney was not involved directly in the feud, her public order offence was at the higher end of the scale. Judge Aeneas McCarthy imposed a € 300 fine.