Woman must write apology to garda

A 36-year-old woman has been ordered to write a letter of apology for a tirade of abuse against a garda outside a courtroom.

After hearing evidence of the tirade which occurred moments after the woman’s 15-year-old son had been remanded in detention, Judge Olann Kelleher said he would not proceed directly to penalty. He said he was putting the case back for a week so that the accused could write a letter of apology to the member of An Garda Síochána.