Man with 133 previous convictions fined for public disorder offence in County Kildare

A man with 133 previous convictions was fined for committing a public disorder offence in Newbridge.

Clovis O'Donoghue, of no fixed abode in Newbridge, was fined by Judge Desmond Zaidan, who presided over his case in Naas District Court on Thursday, March 7 last.

Gardaí told the judge that the 31-year-old committed the offence at 9.50pm on February 16 last, on the Athgarvan Road in Newbridge.

The court was told that on the night in question, Mr O'Donoghue was intoxicated, and was 'annoying members of the public and acting aggressively.'

Gardaí also said that he was 'unsteady on his feet' at the time of the offence, and told Judge Desmond Zaidan that Mr O'Donoghue has 133 previous convictions, with many of them being for public order offences.

Judge Zaidan imposed a €500 fine on Mr O'Donoghue for the offence, which is to be paid within the next three months.