A woman who pleaded guilty to being intoxicated in a public place refused to provide her name and address to gardaí when she was arrested, the district court has heard. Court presenter Sergeant Tom Mulcahy told Clonakilty District Court that gardaí were on patrol at Clarke Street in Clonakilty on January 10, 2026, at 12.17am. They encountered a woman later identified as Michelle O’Brien, aged 45, with an address at Hillfern, Kilgarriffe, Clonakilty. When she was arrested the court heard that O’Brien, who is originally from Co. Cavan, refused to give her details to gardaí. She said she did not know why she refused to provide her details at the time of the arrest.

Source: Irish Examiner January 25, 2026 20:30 UTC