Cork store worker 'genuinely scared' when 'inoffensive man' followed her around shop

Accused shouted at woman in an aggressive manner: ‘What are you looking at? Do you have a problem?’ and then began staring at her through the window of the store, court heard

Judge said: 'He cannot behave like that. It is not fair to people doing their job', and ordered accused to do 150 hours' community service.

An “inoffensive man” who put a young woman in fear by following her around the shop where she worked in Cork city centre has been ordered to do community service work to avoid going to jail.

Colm Daly, 52, of 22 Fairfield Square, Farranree, Cork, pleaded guilty to engaging in threatening behaviour on the occasion. His solicitor, Shane Collins-Daly said: “He accepts he put this lady in fear.”