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Scottish stag-party goer caught with cocaine after resisting arrest won't 'skip off home'

Summary

Alistair Wright, a 37‑year‑old self‑employed joiner from Crieff, appeared before Judge Anne Watkin at Dún Laoghaire District Court after being caught with one gram of cocaine while attending a stag party in Dublin. Wright had been drinking all day with a group that had booked rooms at the Clayton Hotel in Donnybrook. By 8.30 pm tensions rose, prompting hotel staff to call Gardaí. When the officers arrived, Wright became aggressive, shouted abuse, refused to comply with directions, resisted arrest and was restrained. He pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine and to several public order offences, including threatening and abusive behaviour, failing to comply with Garda directions and resisting a peace officer. He has no prior convictions. The judge expressed no tolerance for cocaine, warned that he would not simply "skip off home" to Scotland, and ordered a probation report and urine analysis, leaving open the possibility of a community service order or custody.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Scottish stag-party goer caught with cocaine after resisting arrest won't 'skip off home'. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• 10 November Adjournment
• 2025-07-10 Publication

Why: "Just because he's not living here doesn't mean he gets to skip off home to Scotland," she said. CNI source report

Places mentioned

Topics

Drugs Public Order Stage Charge Or Pretrial

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Read the original CNI report