Drunken man smashed screen at restaurant after refusing to wear mask

Joseph Coffey made matters easy for gardaí as he left his phone and public services card behind him at the scene

The incident took place on Shandon St, Cork City. File picture

A man at a fast-food outlet in Cork City refused to wear a mask and when staff asked him to leave the premises, he reacted by smashing the perspex screen protecting staff from coronavirus.

Joseph Coffey, who is aged around 40 and living at a guesthouse on Western Rd, Cork, pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage at Donnelly’s fast-food outlet on Shandon St, Cork.