'Court is not a place for doing eye make-up' judge tells woman up on public order charge

Judge spoke out about respect in court after woman applied mascara and man tried to roll cigarette

Judge said: 'We need to improve on what people think is appropriate to do in court and what is not.' Picture: Larry Cummins

A man tried to roll a cigarette in court and a woman applied eye make-up in the same courtroom moments later as the judge spoke out about basic standards of respect.

Judge Colm Roberts had to reprimand a number of people for what he regarded as some basic matters of unacceptable behaviour in court.