Pair sought to make crowd rebel over gardaí

Gardaí dealing with an extremely volatile public order situation in Cork City last Christmas time had to contend with two women calling the crowd to rebel against the gardaí.

Mary Barron, aged 35, with an address at St Kevin’s Square, Industry St, off Barrack St, pleaded guilty to wilful obstruction of gardaí, engaging in threatening behaviour likely to lead to a breach of the peace, and being drunk and a source of danger.

A second accused, Sophia Davern, aged 35, of the same address, also admitted the obstruction and threatening charges and a count of failing to leave the scene of a disturbance when directed by gardaí.