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Dublin supporter who told garda he would 'loaf the head off her' escapes prison sentence

Summary

Damien Murtagh, a 28-year-old from Clonee, Dublin, was sentenced at Swords District Court after pleading guilty to charges arising from an incident on September 22, 2013. He admitted to using threatening and abusive behaviour and being intoxicated at The Old Boro pub in Swords. Additionally, he pleaded guilty to violent behaviour at Swords Garda Station and refusing to provide his name and address to gardai. Judge Dermot Dempsey noted that Murtagh is on his second community service order, warning him that this is his final chance. Instead of a two-month prison sentence, the court imposed a total of 240 hours of community service work. Garda Elaine Duffy testified that Murtagh, who was highly intoxicated, threatened to kill her and other officers. The defence solicitor stated that Murtagh had consumed significant alcohol while watching the All-Ireland final and agreed his behaviour was appalling. The court acknowledged Murtagh's history of 21 previous convictions, including six for public order offences, before finalising the sentence.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Dublin supporter who told garda he would 'loaf the head off her' escapes prison sentence. Charges or matters: using threatening and abusive behaviour and being intoxicated at The Old Boro pub in Swords on September 22nd, 2013; violent behaviour at Swords Garda Station and refusing to give gardai his name and address. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• September 22nd, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2014-04-14 Publication

Why: Garda Elaine Duffy gave evidence at Swords District Court that she was called to the pub after complaints were made by staff that they had asked Murtagh to leave because he was too drunk but he refused to leave the pub's car park. CNI source report

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Topics

Public Order Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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Read the original CNI report