Man fined for abusive behaviour at Dundalk chip shop

A 51 year old man allegedly refused to give his name and address to gardaí who responded to reports of a disturbance in a chip shop, Dundalk district court was told last week.

John Prendergast with an address at Millpark, Knockbridge prosecuted for a number of public order offences arising out of the incident on Park Street on March 5th last year.

The investigating garda told the court that when the Gardai arrived at the scene, security staff identified Mr. Prendergast as causing the disturbance.

He said the defendant refused to give his name and other information and was 'verbally abusive to gardaí'.

After hearing he had six previous convictions, Judge Eirinn McKiernan imposed a €200 fine for using threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour and marked the other charges of being intoxicated in a public place and failing to give his name and address taken into consideration.