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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 11559Public intoxication and threatening or abusive behaviour in a public place · Co. Limerick · 6 Jul 2025

Askeaton man sentenced to a week in prison over intoxicated, aggressive behaviour towards garda in Limerick

Patrick Faulkner of Askeaton pleaded guilty at Newcastle West District Court to being intoxicated in a public place, and the Section 6 offence of threatening or abusive behaviour was taken into consideration. Judge Carol Anne Coolican sentenced him to one week in prison, to be added to his current sentence.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced9 Jan
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Key facts

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11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe accused lives in Askeaton, Co Limerick. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred in the early hours of 6 July 2025. (limerickleader.ie)
  • causeThe accused was behaving aggressively towards a garda who was on his own. (limerickleader.ie)
  • chargeThe accused appeared before Newcastle West District Court on two public order charges. (limerickleader.ie)
  • chargeThe Section 6 offence of threatening or abusive behaviour in a public place was taken into consideration for the conviction. (limerickleader.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge sentenced the accused to one week in prison for the Section 4 offence of being intoxicated in a public place. (limerickleader.ie)
  • sentenceThe week's sentence was added to the accused's current prison sentence. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe accused was highly intoxicated. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe accused had to be pepper-sprayed. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe accused has 110 previous convictions. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe accused had suffered a bereavement and resorted to substance abuse, according to the court. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 9 Jan2026
    Sentencedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Drunken man who was abusive to garda was pepper-sprayed in Limerick

    Reports the court outcome for a July 2025 incident in which the accused was pepper-sprayed by a garda. No existing case in the list matches this incident; the Patrick Faulkner rape case (id 506) is a different matter.

    convicted, Patrick Faulkner, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Faulkner