Court appearance after missing last bus home

A 24 year-old man from Dublin was frustrated over not getting onto a last bus coming from work in Meath.

His barrister said this when Chidiebere Kalu with an address of Avondale Park, Mulhuddart, Dublin admitted in Trim District Court to not providing his name and address to a member of An Garda Siochana.

A second charge of engaging in threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour on the occasion was withdrawn following the defendant’s guilty plea at Trim District Court on Thursday.

The defendant was prosecuted following at incident at Main Street, Dunshaughlin on 25th January last when he walked away from a Garda.

James O’Brien explained that the defendant was just coming from work in the town, and was trying to get the last bus home.

He was denied entry onto it. It was a significant inconvenience to him not to get the bus.

Sergeant Declan Brady said the defendant had a previous conviction for obstruction in 2022.

Judge Ciaran Liddy convicted and fined the defendant €100 for failing to give his name and address.

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