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Woman who tried to bite and head-butt garda has year added to sentence
Summary
A woman in her 40s has had a year added to her prison sentence after admitting to a series of alcohol-related public-order offences, including an incident where she tried to bite and head-butt a garda. The woman pleaded guilty to multiple charges before Tallaght District Court, where Judge Patricia McNamara noted the numerous matters before her. The new terms will run consecutively to the custodial sentence she has been serving since September 2025. The offending spanned from early 2023 to late 2024 and involved repeated incidents of intoxication, abuse, and disturbances on her residential road. Defence counsel highlighted that the woman is a full-time carer for her mother with dementia and has struggled to remain in residential addiction treatment. Judge McNamara expressed disappointment that the woman has not been able to address her alcohol addiction. The most serious incident involved the woman attempting to bite and head-butt Garda Conor Lavin. Judge McNamara imposed a five-month sentence for this incident, along with additional terms for other incidents. The total additional 12 months was ordered to run consecutively to her existing sentence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Woman who tried to bite and head-butt garda has year added to sentence. Charges or matters: all matters before Tallaght District Court, where Judge Patricia McNamara noted there were "a lot" of matters before her. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 2025 Hearing Or Sentence
- 13 February 2023 Incident
- 7 October 2024 Incident
- 9 December Other
- 2025-11-24 Publication
Why: Defence counsel said that their client is the full-time carer for her mother, who has dementia, and has struggled to remain in residential addiction treatment because she is regularly called home to look after her mother. Defence account reported by CNI
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: all matters before Tallaght District Court, where Judge Patricia McNamara noted there were "a lot" of matters before her (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge McNamara imposed a five-month sentence on this count.
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