Turf war whips up a €500 fine for one ice cream van man who lost his cool

An ice cream van man who whipped himself into trouble on a busy beach has been fined €500 for using threatening and abusive language towards another ice cream van man in a row over “patches” on Rossnowlagh Beach, in Co Donegal last summer.

Judge Kevin Kilrane described the matter as an “ice cream truck war”, to laughter in court.