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Case No. 17161Public drunkenness · Co. Offaly · 17 Sep 2026

Man sentenced for public drunkenness at Tullamore District Court

Dylan Coughlan, a 27-year-old man from Tullamore, pleaded guilty to two public drunkenness charges at Tullamore District Court on October 30, 2026. The first charge arose after he was reported intoxicated at Tullamore train station on September 17, 2026, and the second followed an incident on October 5, 2026 in Spollanstown where he was again intoxicated and tried to interfere with gardaí dealing with a different matter. The judge imposed a €300 fine and ordered €200 to be paid to Merchants Quay, while matters subject to a suspended sentence were re-entered for the Circuit Court. Coughlan, who has 60 previous convictions including a 2022 aggravated burglary, was arrested in the first incident because he was a danger to himself.

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  6. Sentenced30 Oct
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Coughlan pleaded guilty to two public drunkenness charges at Tullamore District Court.
Where
The first incident occurred at Tullamore train station and the second in Spollanstown, Tullamore.
When
The first charge arose on September 17, 2026 and the second on October 5, 2026.
Cause
Gardaí arrested Coughlan because he was a danger to himself.
Other details
  • Coughlan was again intoxicated and tried to interfere with gardaí dealing with a different matter.
  • Coughlan had 60 previous convictions.
  • Coughlan had a 2022 aggravated burglary conviction where a 70-year-old Clara pensioner was beaten with a shovel and a bat.
In court
The judge noted that both offences before the court were public drunkenness.
Sentence
  • The judge imposed a €300 fine and ordered €200 to be paid to Merchants Quay.
  • Matters subject to a suspended sentence were re-entered for the Circuit Court.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereCoughlan pleaded guilty to two charges at Tullamore District Court. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whereThe second charge arose from an incident on October 5, 2026 in Spollanstown, Tullamore. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenThe first charge arose after a report of a man intoxicated at Tullamore train station on September 17, 2026. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • causeGardaí arrested Coughlan because he was a danger to himself. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtThe judge noted that both offences before the court were public drunkenness. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge imposed a €300 fine and ordered €200 to be paid to Merchants Quay. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • sentenceMatters subject to a suspended sentence were re-entered for the Circuit Court. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherCoughlan was again intoxicated and tried to interfere with gardaí dealing with a different matter. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherCoughlan had 60 previous convictions. (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 30 Oct2026
    Sentencedoffalyexpress.ie, first report
    Man drunk at Tullamore train station had been in jail for six years

    Court report on Dylan Coughlan's guilty pleas to two public drunkenness charges and his sentence. It also gives background on his previous convictions, including a 2022 aggravated burglary conviction.

    convicted, Dylan Coughlan, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Coughlan