Limerick ex-senator on addiction studies course charged with being drunk and disorderly

Seamus Heffernan was elected for Labour to the Seanad in 2011 but lost the party whip the following year when he voted against budget cuts

The court issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Seamus Heffernan (pictured) on Wednesday when he failed to turn up to answer two charges under the Public Order Act. Photo: Collins Courts

A former Labour party senator has been charged with public order offences at Trinity College Dublin.

Seamus Heffernan, 42, with an address at Main Street, Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, appeared at Dublin District Court on Thursday. The court issued a bench warrant for his arrest on Wednesday when he failed to turn up to answer two charges under the Public Order Act.