This eventually resulted in the caller being convicted at Cork District Court under the Public Order Act for his behaviour outside the pub where he expected to meet the young woman. Laurentiu Muntean, aged 28, of Dun Eoin, Carrigaline, Count Cork, pleaded guilty to engaging in threatening or abusive words or behaviour and failing to leave the scene of a disturbance. Judge Mary Dorgan convicted and fined him €100 on the threatening count and €350 for the failure to comply with An Garda Síochána. The incident occurred on January 27 outside Seventy Seven on Grand Parade, Cork. Garda Cian Foley directed the young man to leave the area or he would be arrested on suspicion of having committed the threatening offence.

Source: Irish Examiner March 16, 2026 20:11 UTC