A Donegal man who was arrested for shouting abuse in the street in West Cork and subsequently defecated in a Garda station holding cell pleaded guilty to several charges in the district court.<\/p>\n
Sergeant Tom Mulcahy told Bandon District Court the incident occurred in Bandon on April 17, 2026, when garda\u00ed received a report of a man acting in an aggressive manner on South Main St at 6.30pm.<\/p>\n
When they arrived at the scene, Damien Doherty, aged 40, from Ballyloskey, Cardonagh, Co Donegal, was \u201cshouting and roaring\u201d and behaving in a way that indicated he was highly intoxicated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Doherty was shouting at a crowd of people in a threatening and abusive way, his eyes were bloodshot, his speech was slurred, and he was unsteady on his feet.<\/p>\n
When garda\u00ed tried to speak to him, he shouted: \u201cI\u2019m Irish, where are you from?\u201d He told the garda\u00ed: \u201cYou eat babies \u2014 Epstein Island c***s.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Doherty was deemed to be a danger to himself and to others and was arrested. It took three garda\u00ed to arrest him and he had to be placed on the ground and handcuffed before he could be taken to Bandon Garda Station, where he was placed in a holding cell. At 7.10pm, Doherty defecated on the floor in the cell where he was being held.<\/p>\n
The court was told Doherty had 29 previous convictions, including six for threatening and abusive behaviour, three for assault, two for criminal damage, and two for failing to comply with directions.<\/p>\n
\u00c9amonn Fleming, defending, said Doherty was extremely drunk and had been drinking all day long on the day in question. He said his client lived a semi-itinerant lifestyle working with a group of builders from Donegal, who moved from job to job around the country.<\/p>\n
He said drink played a big part in the group\u2019s way of life, and that the defecation in the cell was most likely due to his extreme intoxication rather than a malicious act.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cIt\u2019s an appalling indictment on any person to deal with officers in that way. He clearly has an alcohol problem and does not recall it.\u201d Judge Joanne Carroll asked: \u201cWho is going to pay for cleaning up the cell, where is the remorse, where\u2019s the money to pay for it today?\u201d She said: \u201cThis behaviour is completely unacceptable. To hurl abuse at garda\u00ed like that is simply outrageous.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Doherty was ordered to pay \u20ac250 in costs and was sentenced to three months in prison suspended for 18 months for obstruction.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He received the same sentence for failing to give his name and address when demanded. <\/p>\n
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