Self-proclaimed 'King of Ireland' asks for court orders against Bus Éireann and garda

King James Carey told Judge Martin Nolan: 'I own Ireland, I rule Ireland and I am your legal employer.'

When told pictures would have to be taken outside the court complex, King James Carey said that as King he would grant permission for them to be taken within the court precincts. Picture: IrishPhotoDesk.ie

A Co Meath man, describing himself as The Sovereign King of Ireland, on Thursday asked a judge for orders against Bus Eireann and a member of An Garda Siochana.

James Carey told Judge Martin Nolan in the Circuit Civil court that the driver of "one of his privately-owned public bus fleet" had no jurisdiction in refusing him access to travel.