Driver parked on double yellow lines told 'little nobody' garda to 'F*** off', Cork court hears

Defendant Declan Gannon, 50, with an address at Bellview Place, St Luke’s, Cork, failed to turn up at Cork District Court for the case against him. File image

A garda sergeant was verbally abused as “a public servant – a little nobody” when he told a motorist not to park on double yellow lines in an area prone to traffic congestion.

Sergeant Mark Keating testified today at Cork District Court that he was driving through St Luke’s Cross in Cork city when a taxi driver pointed to cars parked on double yellow lines and gestured to him to do something about it.