'Aggressive and intoxicated' - gardaí attended incident in Waterford city centre
Brendan Bourke, of 30 Strawberry Hill Apartments, Waterford, appeared in Waterford District Court last week on a public order charge, for an incident that occurred on Barronstrand Street in Waterford city.
On July 25, 2025, at 4:30pm, Gardaí were alerted to the incident.
When they arrived, 46-year-old Brendan Bourke was found acting “aggressive and intoxicated".
He was seen shouting obscenities towards people in the area.
He was placed inside a Garda patrol van and subsequently charged contrary to Section 4 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act.
Bourke has 10 previous convictions, all for public order and road traffic matters.
He was convicted and fined €100 by Judge Paula Murphy.
He has three months to pay.
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