Father bought sex shop 'fiddlydyedoes' and 'diddlydodas' instead of paying maintenance

It comes after a fresh maintenance arrears summons was brought against him demanding that the father pay new arrears of €487

In court previously, Judge Larkin lashed out at the father after Ms Doyle produced in court bank statement details of over €400 the man had spent in four separate payments between March and July 2021 to online sex shop ‘Love Honey’. File photo

A father slammed by a judge for spending over €400 on ‘fiddlydyedoes’ from online sex shop, Love Honey, while falling behind in maintenance payments towards his young son is contesting a court order that he pay increased maintenance payments.

Solicitor for the man, Colum Doherty, told Judge Mary Larkin that her order that his client make increased maintenance payments of €80 per week is now under appeal to the circuit court.