Ex-Dunnes worker avoids jail in Cork for spitting in colleague's face during first lockdown

The accused had been asked to leave the store because he was drunk

The court heard the incident occurred at Dunnes Stores in Bishopstown Court on April 1, 2020, during the period of the first Covid-19 restrictions. File photo

A former supermarket employee turned up at the premises in a drunken condition and was asked to leave but he responded by spitting in the face of the member of staff.

Sergeant Pat Lyons said the incident occurred at Dunnes Stores in Bishopstown Court on April 1, 2020, during the period of the first Covid-19 restrictions.