Unlucky in love as romantic date ends in €1,500 fine

An evening with wine in the home of an Italian man in Kenmare, Co Kerry, did not meet the romantic expectations of a Polish woman after he told her he did not want to settle down, and the relationship would not be permanent.

She wanted to leave but had a flat tyre. An argument ensued over a glass of beer which the man’s solicitor said they were both sipping from and the lady ended up having to fly to Poland for €300 of dental work, Kenmare District Court heard.

Claudio Guaseavimo, of Golf Links House, Killowen Rd, Kenmare, Co Kerry, will now have to pay €1,500 to the Polish woman, as well as €750 to the court poor box if he is to avoid a conviction for a Section 3 assault.