Wife of suspected drink-driver called gardaí 'stupid people' and 'bigots' at Cork checkpoint

Defendant’s husband had an adverse interaction with Romanian police and when the gardaí stopped her husband driving in Ballincollig she had a flashback to the incident with Romanian police, court told

Claudia Tanasa of Elm Court, Wilton, Cork, was fined for her threatening, abusive and insulting outburst, which occurred on December 21, 2019, in Ballincollig. File picture

The wife of a suspected drink-driver stepped out of the car and verbally abused gardaí at a checkpoint – repeatedly calling them “stupid people.” The incident happened just before Christmas 2019 in Ballincollig, Co Cork.

Now at Cork District Court the woman has been fined for her threatening, abusive and insulting outburst.