‘This is possibly the most foul-mouthed abuse I have ever heard’ Judge tells teen
By Brendan Grehan
A TEENAGER who verbally abused a Garda had his case remanded by Blanchardstown Court for him to do 50 hours of voluntary work.
Cein Dempsey also has to pay €100 to the Blanchardstown hospice.
Dealing with Cein Dempsey’s case, Judge David McHugh had told Blanchardstown District Court: “I have sat on the bench for 10 years and I have never heard such venom towards a garda coming from a young person before. This is possibly the most foul-mouthed abuse I have ever heard.”
Dempsey, aged 19, with an address at Abbeywood Court, Lucan, had pleaded guilty to engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour and failing to comply with a garda’s directions at Castle Road, Lucan, on March 19, 2017.
The court had heard that the gardai had been called to Castle Road at 9.50pm on the above date after a report that there was a group of teenagers smoking drugs and being abusive to passersby.
Asked to leave the area, Dempsey told a garda: “What the f**k are you doing here.”
Dempsey failed to move on and the garda then directed him to move on under Section 8 of the Public Order Act.
Dempsey told the garda: ‘ I’m not going anywhere. I’m directing you to get out of here. Get out of here in your cop car.’”
Dempsey was before the court for a restorative justice report and for him to do 50 hours voluntary work. It was unclear if the voluntary work had been completed.
Judge McHugh remanded Dempsey on continuing bail to a date in September to conclude the case.
