‘Film case and face jail,’ judge tells court

Supporters of a man who stood on a table and shouted in a courtroom at Cork Circuit Court were warned they would be jailed for contempt of court if they tried to film the case against him at Cork District Court yesterday.

The middle-aged man, who had refused to give his name to gardaí, did not answer questions put to him by Judge Leo Malone yesterday and instead asked the judge questions and spoke loudly over the evidence being presented.

Insp Finbarr O’Sullivan said at the outset of the case: “There are indications by people in court that they wish to film it.”