Object pointed at garda by Tipperary man shouting at people turned out to be an inhaler

A man who was shouting at a group of people in a Nenagh housing estate has been fined by Nenagh District Court.

Sgt Regina McCarthy told the court that the gardaí received a call about a group of people fighting in Árd Crúidín estate at 1am on November 1, 2020.

When they arrived at the scene they witnessed Graham Clifford, 29, of Ormond Drive, Nenagh, shouting at a group of people who were making their way home.

Mr Clifford was highly intoxicated and agitated and was asked to desist and to leave the area.

He pointed an object at a garda, who confronted him immediately, discovering that the object was an inhaler.

Mr Clifford ran home.

Mr Clifford had 26 previous convictions, including 10 for breaches of public order.

Judge Elizabeth MacGrath fined him €300 for being threatening and abusive and €100 for being intoxicated in a public place.