'Stop the nonsense and get a job': Three fathers sent to cells for failing to pay maintenance

One man, who owes €1,280, will spend the weekend in Limerick prison after failing to come up with the monies

Adopting a hard line against fathers who don’t pay sufficient children’s maintenance at the family law court in Ennis, Judge Mary Larkin called into action the court guard on three occasions in the half hour to escort the men downstairs to the cells. File picture

A judge sent three fathers to the cells at Ennis Courthouse in less than 30 minutes for failing to adhere to court orders to pay agreed maintenance for their children.

Adopting a hard line against fathers who don’t pay sufficient children’s maintenance at the family law court in Ennis, Judge Mary Larkin called into action the court guard on three occasions in the half hour to escort the men downstairs to the cells.