Ancient urination law only applies in Dublin

A man accused of urinating outside Ballyshannon Court has had his case dismissed because it did not happen in Dublin.

A Garda who detected the offence on December 6, 2013, summoned Roy Morrow, aged 28, under a 143-year-old law specifically aimed at Dublin offences.

At Ballyshannon District Court, defence solicitor Rory O’Brien noted that section five of the 1871 law referred to indecent exposure or any act contrary to public decency “within the limits of the police district of Dublin Metropolis”.