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Case No. 12668Public order offence (public drunkenness) · Co. Donegal · 2 Oct 2024

Moville man fined €300 for public drunkenness in Culdaff

David McLaughlin, 43, of Moville, was convicted of public drunkenness under Section 4 of the Public Order Act after being found highly intoxicated and aggressive while lying on the ground in Culdaff on 2 October 2024. He was fined €300 at Carndonagh District Court sitting in Buncrana.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced17 Sep
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Key facts

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12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe defendant was found lying on the ground in Culdaff (donegallive.ie)
  • whatHe was highly intoxicated and acting aggressively (donegallive.ie)
  • whatHe had a cut to his face from falling onto a public laneway (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on the evening of Wednesday, October 2, 2024 (donegallive.ie)
  • whenHe was arrested and handcuffed at 7.04pm (donegallive.ie)
  • chargeHe was charged with public drunkenness under Section 4 of the Public Order Act (donegallive.ie)
  • chargeHe was arrested under Section 24 of the Public Order Act (donegallive.ie)
  • courtHe did not appear before the court sitting in Buncrana (donegallive.ie)
  • otherHe was conveyed to Buncrana Garda Station (donegallive.ie)
  • otherA fixed penalty notice was issued but the postal fine was not paid (donegallive.ie)
  • otherHe has 19 previous convictions including three under Section 4 of the Public Order Act (donegallive.ie)
  • otherHis most recent previous offence dated back to July 2017 (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 17 Sep2025
    Sentenceddonegallive.ie, first report
    Drunk and aggressive man was lying on the ground in Culdaff when gardai arrived

    Reports the court outcome: conviction and €300 fine for public drunkenness, with details of the arrest and the defendant's 19 previous convictions.

    convicted, David McLaughlin, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)David McLaughlin