Portlaoise District Court
A man who was highly intoxicated and staggering all over the road in Portlaoise has been fined.
Mark Maher, 34, of Oakleaf Place, Portlaoise was arrested by Gardai at Oakleaf Place on October 14 last.
Sgt JJ Kirby said gardai discovered the man at 2.55am “staggering all over the road” and believed he was “a danger to himself.”
Barrister Suzanne Dooner said the man’s mother had passed away in April last year and he was finding it hard to deal with.
Judge Patricia Cronin fined the man €105.
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