Drunk who banged on Garda station door demanding lift home jailed 

Coffey arrived at Clonakilty Garda Station  at 10.55pm drinking from an open bottle of Jack Daniels

Tony Coffey, who had 198 previous convictions, had already been detected by gardaí while intoxicated in a public place in Skibbereen when he went to the garda station that evening in Clonakilty. Picture: Larry Cummins

A man involved in a string of public order offences, including drunkenly banging on the door of a garda station while drinking Jack Daniels and demanding a lift home, has been jailed.

Tony Coffey, who had 198 previous convictions, had already been detected by gardaí while intoxicated in a public place in Skibbereen when he went to the garda station that evening in Clonakilty.