'Stop your nonsense', judge tells Clare man who refused to wear mask in court

Jonathan O’Gorman told court masks were 'poisonous' and 'give you Covid-19'

Garda Andrew Monaghan told the court he received a complaint concerning Mr O’Gorman of New Street, Ennistymon, refusing to wear a mask at the Centra in Corofin on February 17. Picture: Pexels

A judge has told a 48-year-old man ‘Stop your nonsense’ after he refused to wear a mask in court after commenting “these things are poisonous”.

After a garda at Ennis District Court handed a disposable mask to Jonathan O’Gorman following a request to do so by Judge Mary Larkin, Mr O’Gorman instead covered part of his face with a red hoodie he was wearing.