Cork woman Margaret Buttimer jailed for abusing Ukrainian refugees at Bandon hotel

Buttimer caused 'a scene' at the Munster Arms hotel, shouting that Ukrainian refugees staying there were 'rapists and criminals', court heard

Margaret Buttimer at Bandon District Court on Thursday. She has been jailed for 16 weeks. Picture: Denis Boyle

A grandmother has received a 16-week jail term for causing “a scene” at a hotel accommodating Ukrainian refugees, with a court hearing she was shouting they were “rapists and criminals”.

Margaret Buttimer, 68, and of no fixed abode but with a previous address in Bandon in Co Cork, pleaded not guilty at Bandon District Court to two charges regarding an incident at the Munster Arms Hotel in the town on January 26 last.