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Case No. 12610Public order offence · Co. Cork · 17 Mar 2025

Bench warrant issued for Congolese man over St. Patrick's Day public order incident in Cork

A bench warrant was issued at Dublin District Court for Mbuke Desire, 36, a Congolese national, who failed to appear in court over Public Order charges relating to an alleged incident at Little Island train station in County Cork on St. Patrick's Day 2025.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court24 Sep
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe accused is a Congolese national named Mbuke Desire (gript.ie)
  • whatThe accused is 36 years old and lives at 182 Clonliffe Road, Dublin (gript.ie)
  • whatGroups and families were present at the station (gript.ie)
  • whatThe accused came from the Congo in 2005 (gript.ie)
  • whatHe has been seeking international protection in Ireland for 20 years (gript.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place at Little Island train station at Kilcoolishal, Glounthaune (gript.ie)
  • chargeHe is charged with engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour or insulting words or behaviour likely to lead to a breach of the peace (gript.ie)
  • courtA bench warrant was issued for the man (gript.ie)
  • courtJudge Michele Finan issued the bench warrant at Dublin District Court after the accused failed to appear (gript.ie)
  • courtHe was released on therapeutic bail to receive mental health treatments at a Dublin hospital (gript.ie)
  • courtThe state was granted an application to remand him back into custody for two weeks (gript.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 24 Sep2025
    In courtgript.ie, follow-up
    Man with no documents fails to appear before the courts - Gript

    Bench warrant issued after failure to appear; article details prior therapeutic bail, remand, and the accused's lack of documentation despite 20 years in Ireland.

    accused, Mbuke Desire, 36, male, Congolese, named, non-irishMbuke Desire