Judge criticises sex shop spend of man behind on child maintenance payments

The man claimed he is "struggling" on his weekly social welfare payment of €203, but evidence was produced showing he spent over €400 at an online sex shop

Judge Larkin has now raised the maintenance payment to €80 per week and all arrears are to be paid by October 7. File photo

A judge has lashed out at a father for spending over €400 on "fiddlydyedoes" and "diddlydodas" from online sex shop ‘Love Honey’ while falling behind in maintenance payments for his young son.

At the Family Law Court, Judge Mary Larkin told the man “you have an absolute cheek coming in here expecting me to believe what you are saying because I don’t believe a word of it”.