Woman was threatening and abusive in Laois restaurant

A probation and restorative justice report was ordered for a woman who admitted behaving in an abusive or threatening manner in a Rathdowney restaurant. 

Nuala Carroll(30) of 1 The Maisonettes, Quigley Park, Rathdowney pleaded guilty to the offence which occurred at Haroon Curry House, Manor Street, Rathdowney on September 24 last. 

Solicitor Josephine Fitzpatrick said her client had written a letter of apology and had called in to the restaurant to apologise to the injured party. “This gentleman very fairly said he just wants to get on with his business,” she said. 

Garda Sergeant JJ Kirby said a victim impact statement was handed in to the court. He said the woman has six previous convictions. 

Judge Susan Fay noted that this was her fourth conviction for engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour in the space of a year. 

Judge Fay ordered a probation report and a restorative justice report and adjourned the case back to Portlaoise District Court on September 4. She remanded the defendant on bail subject to strict conditions.