Cork man out for post-lockdown drinks launched 'vulgar, offensive and homophobic' tirade at gardaí

Solicitor Diarmuid O’Shea said Mr O’Sullivan had gone out for post-lockdown drinks with friends, had drunk pints and then shots and then the vodka. He said the others in the group had the sense to leave but 'one stands and makes a complete idiot of himself'. Picture: iStock

A young man who launched a “vulgar, offensive and homophobic” tirade at gardaí before later stripping at a Garda station must pay €1,000 to avoid prison.

Dillon O’Sullivan, 23, of 6 Hillcrest Court, Riverstick, Co Cork, pleaded guilty at Bandon District Court to two public order charges and to a charge of obstructing gardaí during the incident in Kinsale on June 7 last.