Extremely intoxicated woman was abusive to gardai

A mother of four who was “extremely intoxicated” and became abusive to gardai while standing on Main St in Carrick-on-Shannon was convicted and fined €300 when she appeared at the local court on January 27.

Tanya Donlon, 6 The Crescent, Elphin St, Strokestown, Co Roscommon pleaded guilty to threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour and being intoxicated in public on June 26, 2022 at Main St, Carrick-on-Shannon.

She had two previous convictions for a public order offence in 2015 and damaging property in 2017.

The defendant told the court she is a student and mother of four children. She said she was “highly embarrassed and mortified” and said her behaviour was “atrocious.” She said she rang the gardai to apologise.

Judge Vincent Deane convicted her on the first named offence and took into consideration the intoxication in public charge.