Man convicted of harassing Cork woman breached order banning him from Ireland for 20 years

At time of offence defendant suffered acute psychotic episode characterised by grandiose delusions where he was of the belief he was 'king of Ireland', court told

Defendant was deemed fit to plead after treatment at the Central Mental Hospital, court heard. Picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins 

Florid grandiose delusions by a man with schizoaffective disorder prompted him to declare he was “king of Ireland” when he breached a court order banning him from returning to Ireland after being convicted of harassing a woman in West Cork.

Last year, a psychiatrist declared the man accused of breaching a court order banning him from Ireland for 20 years was mentally unfit to plead in his case.