Dad jailed for being drunk with baby

A man who was found drunk in a park while in charge of his seven-month-old son has been jailed for 14 days in Tallaght Court.

The 41-year-old man, with an address in Tallaght, had pleaded guilty to being drunk in charge of a child under the age of seven at Sean Walsh Park, Tallaght, on August 19, 2013. He was before Judge Bridget Reilly for a probation report.

The court had heard that on the above date, Garda Gerard Kildea had responded to a 999 call and observed the toddler in a pushchair at the edge of a pond. There were three males beside him, all of whom where drunk. The child’s father was on his knees with his head in his hands and was very drunk. He told the garda that he was the father of the child.