Limerick woman engaged in harassment campaign against garda sergeant following collision<\/a><\/p>\nMs O\u2019Connor was \u201cintoxicated\u201d on the night in question and began verbally abusing a member of An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na – namely Garda Enda Moroney.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe started verbalising her disquiet,\u201d said Insp Thompson, who added her behaviour towards Garda Moroney was aggressive.
When the defendant failed to stop, she was arrested and removed from the area for her own safety, the court heard.<\/p>\n
She was subsequently charged with public order offences under Section 4 and Section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994.<\/p>\n
The court heard that Ms O\u2019Connor has a number of previous convictions but none for public order.<\/p>\n
On November 4, she was disqualified from driving for three years after she was convicted of drink driving under Section 4 of the Road Traffic Act.<\/p>\n
Insp Thompson said that prosecution related to a road traffic collision which happened in October 20204.<\/p>\n
Solicitor Michael O\u2019Donnell, representing the accused, told the court that his client had come across Garda Moroney at \u201ca bad time\u201d and that she regrets what happened.<\/p>\n
He said she \u201chad a number of drinks taken\u201d and that she \u201chad words with him\u201d.<\/p>\n
Ms O’Connor, he added, has since apologised for her behaviour on the night. Mr O\u2019Donnell added that his client has a number of young children and that she is currently unemployed.<\/p>\n
After formally convicting Ms O\u2019Connor, Judge Carol Anne Coolican imposed a fine of \u20ac200.<\/p>\n
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