Romanian man caught begging and hassling women in Cork to leave country

Accused came to court showing his plane ticket to fly back to Bucharest

Judge imposed a €100 fine on the accused for begging and another €100 fine for being drunk and a danger on the occasion where he was hassling women on the street and later urinating on the street. Picture: Larry Cummins

A middle-aged Romanian man came to the attention of gardaí twice during a visit to Cork and now he has come to court showing his plane ticket to fly back to Bucharest.

In one incident, Sergeant Pat Lyons said it was reported that Georgel Vasile was hassling a group of women at South Mall, Cork.