Cork man who was 'screaming for methadone' has turned his life around, court hears

Man who kicked over bench in courtroom and then injured a garda escorting him to a prison van is now drug free and starting a course in Trinity in September, court hears

Eugene O'Rourke, now aged 24, grabbed Garda Conor O'Leary by the shoulder and pulled him to the ground, damaging his right knee.

A man who kicked over a bench in a courtroom and then injured a garda escorting him to a prison van was "screaming for methadone" at the time – but he has since comprehensively turned his life around, a court has heard.

Eugene O'Rourke, of 12 St Francis Gardens, Blackpool, Cork, was removed from the vacation sitting of Clonakilty District Court on August 29, 2019, after becoming agitated and aggressive during the hearing, when he also kicked over a bench in the courtroom.