Coroner’s parking case is dismissed

Coroner for Cork County, Frank O'Connell successfully contested a case against him for parking briefly on a pedestrian area on Grand Parade which he claimed local authority vehicles parked on every day.

At the outset of the case at Cork District Court, visiting judge James O’Connor asked for an outline of the defence. He then turned to James O’Mahony, solicitor for Cork City Council, and said it was the smallest type of case and could take up to an hour to hear it.

“You won’t withdraw it will you? It is a very small matter,” Judge O’Connor put to Mr O’Mahony, who replied: “My instructions are to go on.”