Ireland Concert fan fined €500 for public order offences at Croke Park gig
Kieran Graham, a 24-year-old man from Liverpool, was drunk when he began lashing out at medical staff trying to help him during a Coldplay concert at Croke Park, Dublin, on Thursday 29 August 2024, with more than 80,000 fans present. Garda Adam Hannan intervened, Graham lashed out at him and the medical staff, refused to give his name or address, and was arrested and handcuffed. He was taken to Store Garda station, charged, and appeared at Dublin District Court the following day, where he pleaded guilty to public order offences. Judge Mark O'Connell fined him €500, payable within a month, which is the latest development.
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- Sentenced30 Aug
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Kieran Graham, a 24-year-old man, was charged with public order offences.
- Where
- The offences happened at a Coldplay concert at Croke Park in Dublin.
- When
- The concert was on a Thursday night, 29 August 2024, with more than 80,000 fans present.
- Cause
- Graham was drunk when he began lashing out at medical staff trying to help him.
- Investigation
- Garda Adam Hannan intervened, and Graham lashed out at him and the medical staff and refused to give his name or address.
- Graham was arrested and handcuffed for his own safety.
- Medics decided Graham did not need to go to hospital.
- Charges
- Graham was taken to Store Garda station and charged, and appeared in court the following day.
- In court
- Graham pleaded guilty to public order offences at Dublin District Court on 30 August 2024.
- The court heard that Graham was highly intoxicated and had no previous convictions, and he pleaded guilty at an early stage.
- Sentence
- Judge Mark O'Connell fined Graham €500, payable within a month, and he was spared jail.
- Other details
- The defence suggested Graham would pay money to charity if he was let out.
- Graham is a father of one from Liverpool who travelled to Dublin for the concert.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whereThe offences happened at the band’s concert in Croke Park, Dublin. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe concert was on a Thursday night, with more than 80,000 fans present. (thejournal.ie)
- causeGraham was drunk when he began lashing out at medical staff trying to help him. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationGarda Adam Hannan intervened, and Graham lashed out at him and the medical staff and refused to give his name or address. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationGraham was arrested and handcuffed for his own safety. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationMedics decided Graham did not need to go to hospital. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeGraham was brought to Store Garda station, charged, and appeared in court the following day. (thejournal.ie)
- courtGraham pleaded guilty to public order offences at Dublin District Court. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceJudge Mark O’Connell fined Graham €500, payable within a month. (thejournal.ie)
- otherGraham had no previous convictions and pleaded guilty at an early stage. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe court heard that Graham was highly intoxicated. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe defence suggested Graham would pay money to charity if let out. (thejournal.ie)
- otherGraham is a Liverpool father of one who travelled to Dublin for the concert. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 30 Aug2024Coldplay fan (24) spared jail after 'lashing out' at medics at last night's gig
Court report on the sentencing of Kieran Graham, who was fined €500 after pleading guilty to public order offences committed at the Coldplay concert in Croke Park. The article gives no exact date for the gig beyond the Thursday night of the concert run.
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