Cork man jailed for 'the rather awful nature of what happened' on Patrick's Street

The accused was shirtless and shouting verbal abuse at passers-by with clenched fists, the court was told

The incident happened on St Patrick’s Street in Cork City in October last year. Picture: Chani Anderson

People walking on St Patrick’s Street in Cork City were challenged by a shirtless man who warned that they didn’t know who they were dealing with and that he would f*** them up.

Now at Cork District Court, Judge Mary Dorgan has jailed 25-year-old Jake O’Sullivan of 22 Fairfield Road, Farranree, Cork, for two months for “the rather awful nature of what happened”.

Sergeant Gearóid Davis outlined the background to the incident which occurred at 11.20pm on October 25, 2025.

Gardaí responded to reports of an altercation on St Patrick’s Street. On arrival, they observed Jake O'Sullivan who had his t-shirt removed. 

He was shouting verbal abuse at passers-by, saying: “I’ll f*** you up", "You don’t know who I am."

“He was doing this in a threatening and abusive manner with clenched fists, shouting with such force that spittle was projecting from his mouth. He was unsteady on his feet, his speech was slurred and there was a strong smell of intoxicating liquor coming from him. 

“He was arrested and taken to the Bridewell garda station.” He was later charged with engaging in threatening behaviour and being drunk and a source of danger to himself or others.

Sergeant Davis said Jake O’Sullivan had 49 previous convictions and one for engaging in violent disorder under the Public Order Act.

Shane Collins Daly, solicitor, said the accused was pleading guilty at the earliest opportunity.