Case No. 19573Public intoxication · Co. Kildare

Man fell asleep in petrol station toilets while drunk

A man fell asleep in the toilets of a petrol station in Kildare while intoxicated, and the reports do not give the date of the incident. Gardaí said he had been falling around in the car park before he went into a toilet and fell asleep, and the incident was treated as a public intoxication offence. The man's name, age and nationality are not given, and he was absent from court when Kildare gardaí gave the details to Judge Desmond Zaidan at Naas District Court on Thursday, 5 October 2023. The latest development is that the judge fined him €350 and gave him three months to pay.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
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  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced9 Oct
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Key facts

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What happened
A man fell asleep in the toilets of a petrol station in Kildare while intoxicated.
Where
The incident happened at a petrol station in Kildare.
When
The date of the incident is not given in the reports.
Cause
The man was intoxicated at the time, according to gardaí.
Investigation
Gardaí said the man was falling around in the car park before he went into a toilet and fell asleep.
Charges
The incident was treated as a public intoxication offence.
In court
  • Kildare gardaí gave the details to Judge Desmond Zaidan at Naas District Court.
  • The case was heard at Naas District Court on Thursday, 5 October 2023.
  • The man was absent from the courtroom on the date of the hearing.
Sentence
The judge fined the man €350 and gave him three months to pay it.
Other details
  • The man had three previous convictions, all for road traffic offences.
  • The man's name, age and nationality are not given in the reports.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man fell asleep in the toilets of a Kildare petrol station while intoxicated. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe incident happened at a petrol station in Kildare. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationGardaí said the man was falling around in the car park before he went into a toilet and fell asleep. (kildarenow.com)
  • chargeThe incident was treated as a public intoxication offence. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtKildare gardaí gave the details to Judge Desmond Zaidan at Naas District Court. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe case was heard at Naas District Court on Thursday, 5 October. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe judge fined the man €350 and gave him three months to pay it. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe man had three previous convictions, all for road traffic offences. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 9 Oct2023
    Man fell asleep in petrol station toilets, Kildare gardaí tell judge

    Court report on the sentencing of the man at Naas District Court on Thursday 5 October 2023. The offence date is not given. The article also mentions a similar case from the previous month, which is not part of this case.

    convicted, male