Tom TuiteA Dublin father, who got drunk at a christening before he verbally abused and threatened to slap a “foreign” garda, has avoided jail. Peter McDonagh, 36, of St Margaret’s Park, Ballymun, D11, pleaded guilty to threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour and failing to comply with a garda’s direction under the Public Order Act. Dublin District Court heard that a taxi driver put him out of his cab over an alleged “racist remark” on October 28th at Ballymun Road. A garda cautioned him to leave the area peacefully, but the married father of five replied: “F**k off, I’ll slap you, you foreign c***”. The court heard he had prior convictions for non-payment of a taxi fare, driving without insurance, and unlawfully entering a building.

Source: The Herald November 17, 2023 16:36 UTC