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A FATHER had to be removed from a courtroom as he repeatedly inter- rupted, after his teenage son and daughter were remanded in custody for breaching their curfews.
The two are charged with an of- fence under the Public Order Act, arising out of an incident in Shannon on March 13.
When they appeared in court in April, both were granted bail, in- cluding that they abide by a curfew, of 8pm to 8am.
However, Shannon District Court heard last week that the duo were seen out in public in the Drumgeely area of the town at 11.30pm on April 26. The boy told the court he was “very sorry” for breaching his bail conditions and said it would not hap-
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However, Inspector Michael Gal- lagher asked him where he was when gardai called to him at 10pm on May 5. He said he was walking his dog.
His sister also apologised for breaching her curfew on April 26. She was also asked where she was when gardai called at 10pm on May 5 and said she was at a friend’s house, watching a DVD. Inspector Gallagh-
er said he was seeking to have the two remanded in custody for a week.
Defending solicitor Caitriona Car- mody said both of her clients would undertake to abide by stricter re- gimes. “Perhaps you can remand them overnight. It will teach them a lesson,” she said.
However, Judge Joseph Mangan agreed to Inspector Gallagher’s re- quest and remanded the boy to St
Patrick’s Institution and the girl to Oberstown.
The defendants’ father then entered the courtroom, asking, “Can I say something?” Judge Mangan warned him he would be removed if he con- tinued to interrupt the court.
Moments later the man was taken from the court by gardai, amid pro- tests of “All I want to do is talk to my daughter.”