Cork man who threw curry chips at gardaí demanded they drive him home, court hears

Despite being asked to do so, Evan O’Driscoll refused to leave the station foyer because of the bad weather and instead demanded to be driven home by gardaí

Evan O’Driscoll told gardaí it was their 'civic duty' to drive him home and refused to leave the station

A man who threw a carton of curry chips at gardaí as he was ejected from a music festival later demanded they give him a lift home from the Garda station because it was “their civic duty”, the district court has heard.

Sergeant Brian Harte told Macroom District Court gardaí were asked to assist security staff at the Inchigeela Music Festival in the early hours of Sunday, August 25, 2024 where a man was behaving in an aggressive manner.