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Jail for man who thew fine at traffic warden and told him to "shove it up your hole"

Date
2014-12-15

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Balbriggan

County
Dublin

Summary

James McDonagh, aged 22, was sentenced to two months in prison after he threw a fine at a traffic warden and verbally abused him, telling the warden to "shove it up your hole." The incident occurred on 14 May at Drogheda Street in Balbriggan, where McDonagh had been parked in a loading bay for two minutes. He approached the warden, threw the fine, and began threatening and verbally abusing the warden, who was forced to hide. McDonagh had previously pleaded guilty to using threatening and abusive behaviour. He has 11 prior convictions and was under financial pressure at the time. The judge noted that McDonagh had already served community service and did not appear to have learned his lesson, leading to the custodial sentence. The sentence was fixed with recognisance pending any appeal.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jail for man who thew fine at traffic warden and told him to "shove it up your hole". Charges or matters: using threatening and abusive behaviour on May 14th at Drogheda Street in Balbriggan. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

May 14th Incident
2014-12-15 Publication

Case subjects

James McDonagh

Defendant

Charges: using threatening and abusive behaviour on May 14th at Drogheda Street in Balbriggan (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: It's a custodial sentence he has to worry about,' said Judge Dempsey and convicted and sentenced McDonagh to two months in prison. 'He has already been given community service and he does not seem to have learnt his lesson,' said Judge Dempsey and fixed recognisance in the event of an appeal.