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Case No. 23057Public order (offensive conduct; failing to comply with a Garda direction) · Co. Cork · 19 Dec 2022

Margaret Buttimer remanded to Limerick Prison after being convicted of public order offences at Bandon hotel

Margaret Buttimer, 68, was found guilty of four public order offences at Bandon District Court on 5 January 2023 for repeatedly demanding a room at the Munster Arms Hotel in Bandon on 19 and 21 December 2022, and was remanded to Limerick Prison with penalty deferred to 19 January 2023.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted5 Jan
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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20 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatMargaret Buttimer is 68 years old and of no fixed abode (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatShe was demanding a room at the hotel for herself and her son (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatShe asked why all the Ukrainians were getting rooms while there was no room for her as an Irish citizen (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatShe kept demanding from the manager how many Ukrainians were staying and what the cost was to the Irish people (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereShe previously had an address in Bandon, Co Cork (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereShe has also lived recently in Kinsale (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe first incident was on 19 December at the Munster Arms Hotel in Bandon (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenShe returned to the hotel by 8:35pm on 19 December (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenShe returned to the hotel again on 21 December at 8:35pm (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationGarda Paul Gleeson attended the hotel after receiving a call about a woman causing a disturbance (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationGarda Finbarr Russell tried to persuade her to leave and warned her of the risk of not complying (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationGarda Kieran Hayes observed Ms Buttimer in the bar of the hotel (corkbeo.ie)
  • chargeShe pleaded not guilty to six charges arising from three separate incidents on two different days prior to Christmas (corkbeo.ie)
  • chargeShe was arrested after 30 minutes for breaches of Section 5 and Section 8 of the Public Order Act (corkbeo.ie)
  • chargeShe was arrested after 10 minutes and charged with Section 6 and Section 8 Public Order offences (corkbeo.ie)
  • chargeShe was arrested for failing to comply with Garda direction and charged with Section 5 and Section 8 Public Order offences (corkbeo.ie)
  • courtShe was charged at Bandon Garda Station and released on station bail (corkbeo.ie)
  • courtShe appeared before Clonakilty District Court and was detained to the following day at Macroom District Court (corkbeo.ie)
  • courtJudge McNulty outlined conditions of her release on bail including that she stay away from the hotel (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherShe stayed in Limerick Prison for Christmas (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 5 Jan2023
    Convictedcorkbeo.ie, first report
    Gran who refused to wear mask back in prison after Cork hotel incident

    Covers the full court hearing at Bandon District Court where Judge James McNulty heard evidence from three Gardaí and Ms Buttimer, found her guilty of three Section 8 and one Section 5 Public Order Act charges, dismissed two other charges, deferred penalty, and remanded her to Limerick Prison while ordering a Probation Service report.

    convicted, Margaret Buttimer, 68, female, Irish, named, irishMargaret Buttimer