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The uninsured motorist plead guilty in Longford District Court
A man with 144 previous convictions who is on a suspended sentence will return before Longford District Court in April to have a public order charge concluded.
Danny McDonald (33) of 4 Burnaby Lawns, Greystones, Wicklow faced two public intoxication charges.
The first relates to an incident on June 2, 2024 at Strand Street, Skerries, the second took place on November 11, 2024 at Ardnacassa, Longford.
Mr McDonald also failed to keep a court appointment on June 2, 2024.
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Sergeant Enda Daly said on the day before the court Longford Garda Station received a call regarding a disturbance at Ardnacassa, Longford at 8:15pm.
The caller told of a drunken male in the area.
When the officers arrived they found Mr McDonald unsteady on his feet, slurring and with a bottle of rum in his hand.
The defendant was arrested for his own safety.
The defendant's solicitor, Frank Gearty, said: “Danny and Longford do not agree. He was paying a visit to family members and he should have got on a train without further ado.”
The court was told Mr McDonald was currently on a suspended sentence.
The defendant said he recently came into €8,000 and was in Longford to give money to his children, adding: “This was the first slip up I had in months.”
Judge Owens noted the facts of the case and said she was prepared to deal with the matter in a way that does not affect the suspended sentence and adjourned the case to April 25, 2025.
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