'I hope ye die roaring' drunk woman shouted at Cork gardaí during public order incident
Directed Pleaded Threatening A And Of Leave Being Scene When Accused Abusive Guilty The And To To Disturbance Refusing
A drunk woman who was approached by gardaí at the height of a disturbance told officers: “I hope ye die roaring.”
Sergeant John Kelleher said gardaí were on duty in Cork city centre when they encountered Nicole Sweeney in an intoxicated condition and engaging in abusive behaviour.
Sgt Kelleher said at Cork District Court the defendant shouted at gardaí, “Ye are all spastic f***ing c***s and I hope ye die roaring.”
The sergeant said Nicole Sweeney also threatened to hit gardaí with her bag.
Judge Olann Kelleher noted she pleaded guilty to being threatening and abusive and refusing to leave the scene of a disturbance when directed.
Judge Kelleher jailed her for a period of two months.
This will run concurrently with another sentence of one month in another public order case earlier this week.
In that incident, the 33-year-old woman got involved in a drunken row in Cork city.
Nicole Sweeney, of Cork Simon Community, pleaded guilty to charges of engaging in threatening behaviour and being drunk and a source of danger to himself or others.
Sergeant Gearóid Davis said at Cork District Court: “On June 17, a man and a woman were observed stumbling, arguing and shouting on Oliver Plunkett Street.
"The man [not before the court] was arrested under the Public Order Act, at which point Nicole Sweeney, who was clearly intoxicated, became verbally abusive to gardaí with members of the public present.”
Defence solicitor Frank Buttimer represented her in both cases and outlined some difficulties the accused was presently trying to address while in prison.
He said she had very serious medical concerns and a background of mental health and addiction issues. “She is being treated well in prison,” Mr Buttimer said.