Portuguese man told to 'go back to Pakistan', Cork court hears

The court heard the alleged comment was made after the man parked his van halfway across the other man's drive

Judge Olann Kelleher dismissed the charge of engaging in threatening or abusive words or behaviour that was brought against the defendant. File picture: Larry Cummins

A man parking his van across another man’s drive claimed the householder told him to “go back to Pakistan”, but he clarified in court that he was Portuguese.

“He was racist to me. He said, ‘Go back to Pakistan’,” Pedro Conceicao testified at Cork District Court. “And where are you from?” Judge Olann Kelleher asked. “Portugal,” he replied, to laughter in the courtroom.