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Sunday World
2 days ago
- Sunday World
Young man ‘kicked out' at hospital staff and called gardaí ‘cancerous pigs'
Brooklyn McDonald (22) was brought before a sitting of Monaghan District Court after a warrant was issued for his arrest Judge Raymond Finnegan had strong words for Brooklyn McDonald following two incidents that occurred involving medical personnel in Cavan and Monaghan within weeks of each other. A judge has warned a man who branded gardaí 'cancerous pigs and cancer b******s' in a bare-chested drink fuelled outburst that he faces a spell behind bars unless he turns his life around. Judge Raymond Finnegan issued a public dressing down to Brooklyn McDonald (22) Mullaghmatt, Monaghan, Co Monaghan, following a string of public order related offences in Cavan and Monaghan between April and June this year. That came after McDonald was brought before a sitting of Monaghan District Court after a warrant was issued for his arrest when the Monaghan man failed to show for a scheduled court appearance on July 14. McDonald, the court heard, had been initially arrested following a disturbance within the grounds of Cavan General Hospital on April 21. Sgt Lisa McEntee, for the State, said gardaí had arrived on the scene amid claims McDonald had become unruly when 'kicking out' at hospital staff. Those reports were, according to Sgt McEntee confirmed, moments later as officers came across the accused in a 'highly intoxicated' state outside the hospital. 'He was kicking out at hospital staff when gardaí got the call,' she said, while noting the accused was either attempting or had just secured admission to the Lisdarn based facility. Brooklyn McDonald on the steps of Monaghan Courthouse. Today's News in 90 Seconds - July 28th That episode culminated in charges under section 4 and 6 of the Public Order Act being handed down. However, it was events that unfolded just over two months later at Park Road, Mullaghmonaghan, Monaghan which more notably drew the ire of Judge Finnegan. Sgt McEntee said McDonald came to the attention of gardaí for a second time shortly after 4:30am on June 22. Like the earlier incident, the court heard how there was a medical undertone involved, only this time when McDonald refused to engage with ambulance personnel. Sgt McEntee said McDonald was observed exiting the back of an ambulance before making his way to the Park Road area whilst topless. The court heard how McDonald was once again found to be under the influence, behaviour which was accompanied by the accused being spotted 'roaring and shouting' in the middle of the road. Judge Raymond Finnegan had strong words for Brooklyn McDonald following two incidents that occurred involving medical personnel in Cavan and Monaghan within weeks of each other. Having been given an order to leave the area by Garda Claire Blake, Sgt McEntee said the accused declined that request and instead continued to yell at the top of his voice while calling gardai 'cancerous pigs and cancer b******s'. McDonald, the court was informed, had some previous minor convictions to his name, but not a 'whole pile' as an adult. Roísín Courtney, defending, said such was her client's level of intoxication, his recollection of events on both occasions was more than hazy. 'He doesn't even recall it and he has never been in custody before,' she said, before asking the court to consider directing a probation report. Judge Finnegan, for his part, said embarking on such a move would offer little in view of McDonald's past experiences with probation services. '(They) tried to help him and he wouldn't attend his appointments,' he said. 'There is a report here from July 7 and an appointment was sent to him. He failed to attend and failed to make contact so what's the point?' Ms Courtney replied for a second time to implore the court to hold off from giving McDonald his first taste of inside a prison cell. Judge Finnegan, however, remained defiant as he replied: 'Maybe he should enter it today and see what he is facing?' Brooklyn McDonald on the steps of Monaghan Courthouse. In a final appeal, Ms Courtney said McDonald was someone who had not been afforded 'much of a chance', revealing how he had previously been in State care for three years during his mid teens and had also laboured under mental health challenges. Having heard that final submission on behalf of McDonald, Judge Finnegan issued a five month prison sentence for refusing to comply with the directions of gardaí during the Monaghan incident, suspending its term for a period of two years. A further two month sentence for the earlier threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour incident outside Cavan General Hospital was also imposed. In suspending it for a similar two year period, Judge Finnegan ordered it to run consecutively while 'taking into consideration' the three other public order related offences. In doing so, he warned McDonald of the likely outcome that awaited him should he fail to take advantage of the opportunity that was being afforded to him by the court. 'That is seven months hanging over him,' Judge Finnegan remarked. 'It's up to him as to whether he goes and gets the help now or whether he doesn't.'
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Birmingham depot where lorries delayed again by striking bin workers
Continued strike action by bin workers in Birmingham in a pay dispute with the council has led to lorries being delayed from leaving one depot. The refuse collectors have been on the picket line at the Atlas Depot in Tyseley on Thursday (July 24) morning affecting the number of dustcarts which have been able to get out. Birmingham City Council has said this may affect the number of bin collections it can make in the centre and east of the city. Read more: Costs of the bin strike exposed Areas served by the Atlas depot include the city centre, the Jewellery Quarter and Soho, Newtown and Nechells, Moseley, down to Hall Green, up to Ward End, Bromford and Hodge Hill and across to Sheldon, and Shard End. In a post on X, the city council said: 'Due to actions on the picket line there are delays in waste wagons leaving our Atlas depot this AM. 'This may affect the number of collections we are able to make from this depot. 'If today is your collection day, leave bins out we will collect them asap.' An injunction had been in place which appeared to have stopped striking bin workers delay bin trucks from leaving depots. But the council confirmed delays had started again last week and have continued this week. West Midlands Police had been intervening to stop the blockades of bin depots but has now eased back on that intervention following a Court of Appeal decision in May found police powers to restrict protests were 'unlawful'. The decision set a higher threshold to what amounts to 'serious public disorder, serious damage to property or serious disruption to the life of the community' under the Public Order Act. A West Midlands Police spokesperson asked why it was not stopping lorries being delayed said: 'We continue to have a policing presence at sites across Birmingham as and when required as a result of the current industrial action. 'We attend to deal with any breach of the peace and to ensure any crimes are investigated accordingly. 'We continue to assess the situation and ensure our presence at the sites is in line with our core policing responsibilities.' And a Unite spokesperson said: 'Our members, as always, are engaged in peaceful and lawful picketing.' The long-running bin strike began in January and went to an all out strike in March with Unite the Union members striking over the council's plans to remove 170 Waste Recycling and Collections Officer roles. This week the total cost of agency workers who are carrying out bin collections while Unite members strike, has been almost £8 million. Get the latest BirminghamLive news direct to your inbox The council is looking to limit the number of higher paid roles to stave off multi-million-pound equal pay claims if those roles continue. Unite say their members are being asked to forfeit £8,000 in wages – and they are therefore striking. In April some 200 drivers, mainly men, were told they too faced pay cuts as part of the equal-pay review, with drivers set to be downgraded from the Grade 4 paygrade to Grade 3 – a lower level. And earlier this month the council announced some 130 workers – all senior drivers – are now at risk of redundancy. The strike shows no signs of abating with residents facing continuing missed collections, no green collections service all year and no recycling either.

Irish Times
6 days ago
- Politics
- Irish Times
Four women, one man arrested in pro-Palestine protests in Dublin
Five people were arrested in various locations this week amid a series of actions and protests related to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza . A woman was arrested and later released after protesters sought to block a car from leaving the Egyptian embassy on Wednesday. Three women and a man were then arrested on Thursday at a separate location in Dublin, said by the protesters involved to be the Department of Justice , and later released. The Wednesday protest at the continued closure of the Rafah crossing between Palestine 's Gaza Strip and Egypt took place after a public meeting at the nearby US embassy in Ballsbridge. READ MORE It is understood the woman who was arrested approached the Egyptian embassy to hand in a letter of protest. A spokesman for An Garda Síochána said gardaí were alerted to a public order incident and directed individuals to leave. 'One female, aged in her 40s, was arrested under the Public Order Act and taken to a Garda station in Dublin south central. She was released without charge to be dealt with under the adult caution scheme,' the spokesman said. Three women and a man were arrested on Thursday at a separate location in Dublin and later released. A Garda spokesman said the force was alerted to a public order incident on St Stephen's Green at approximately 2.45pm, again instructing them to vacate. 'Three women (30s and 40s) and a man (50s) were arrested under the Public Order Act and conveyed to a Garda station in Dublin city centre,' he said. 'They have all since been released without charge, to be considered under the adult caution scheme.' Sara White (39) told The Irish Times she was one of the four pro-Palestine protesters brought to Pearse Street Garda station. Ms White said the members of a 'rainbow coalition group' of activists were protesting at the Department of Justice when the arrests took place. They planned 'to deliver a letter to the Ministers demanding [the] recalling of the Dáil so they could put pressure to open the borders to Gaza and let aid in,' she said. 'We had posters, we had pots and pans, we made noise, we asked repeatedly to speak and hand-deliver our letter and were refused.' Ms White said the group was there for 30 to 40 minutes before gardaí came, after being warned that they were trespassing. Ms White said the four were placed in cells and released at approximately 6.30pm without questioning. Activist group Mothers Against Genocide shared a statement on social media on Thursday afternoon demanding the release of the four people who were arrested, which it said included one of their own members.


The Irish Sun
21-07-2025
- The Irish Sun
6 arrested after MORE ‘mindless thuggery' outside Epping migrant hotel as cops make appeal to help find yobs
COPS have arrested six more after "mindless thuggery" unfolded outside a migrant hotel in Epping. Chaos erupted outside The Bell Hotel in Essex last week after an asylum seeker appeared in court charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Advertisement 10 Cops have arrested six more after "mindless thuggery" unfolded outside a migrant hotel in Epping Credit: Story Picture Agency 10 Essex Police are looking to speak to this man in connection with violent disorder and assaulting an emergency worker Credit: Essex Police 10 Officers are also looking to speak to the man pictured above in connection with violent disorder Credit: Essex Police 10 The force wish to find a third man regarding violent disorder and assault Credit: Essex Police The unrest saw yobs launching themselves on riot vans, smashing windshields and ripping off wingmirrors in senseless displays of "hooliganism". One thug was even run over while attempting to stop a police van gaining access to the hotel. Another man had his teeth knocked out after riot cops smashed a shield into his face in a brutal clash. Since tensions reached boiling point, violent demonstrations have cost the force £100,000. Advertisement Read More And Essex Police confirmed six more people have been detained this week. Cops arrested two men, aged 36, and 47, on suspicion of violent disorder under Section 2 of the Public Order Act. A 51-year-old has also now been charged with violent disorder. A 34-year-old man remains in custody on suspicion of breaching Section 60AA of the Public Order Act. Advertisement Most read in The Sun Meanwhile, two teens aged 17 and 16, were also arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage to a vehicle and going equipped to cause criminal damage, respectively. But police are still appealing for more information and released CCTV of three men they wish to speak to. The force wish to located them in connection with violent disorder, assaulting an emergency worker, and assault. Chief Superintendent Simon Anslow said: "The cost of policing criminal incidents in Epping over the last week has reached £100,000 – money which we would much rather spend on continuing to cut crime across Essex and keeping our neighbourhoods safe. Advertisement "What we have seen in Epping over the last week is not protest, it's hooliganism and the people responsible for it can expect to be held accountable. 'To those who seek to use social media to peddle untruths and lies about the incidents in Epping on Thursday and Sunday, you won't win. 'The very people you are criticising are police officers who have families, who live in our communities and want to keep them safe. 10 One yob appeared to have his teeth knocked out by riot cops Credit: Newsflare Advertisement 10 Another thug was run over by a police riot van as chaos broke out Credit: Newsflare 10 One protester donned an England flag on his head and jumped on a police van 'These are the same people who have been antagonised with threatening and abusive language, they've had missiles thrown at them and they've been injured. 'Once again, to anyone who somehow thinks we will tolerate this behaviour – think again. Advertisement "We don't take sides; we arrest criminals and we have a duty to ensure no-one is hurt – it really is that simple.' This comes after two people were arrested on Sunday night after thugs sparked brawls in the street. The force confirmed eight officers were injured in the clash and two people have been arrested - one on suspicion of affray following reports of an assault, and the other for failing to comply with dispersal orders . The man accused of affray, 65-year-old Dean Walters, has since been charged and the second suspect remains in custody. Advertisement On Wednesday night, video footage captured the dramatic moment a protestor was run over by a police riot van as chaos broke out. Yobs allegedly tried to block the streets with green plastic blockades as officers navigated through angry crows. Men could be seen kicking and punching several riot vans on the road. But footage shows one man being driven into after failing to move. Advertisement The protest was sparked by a 38-year-old Ethiopian asylum seeker who was arrested and later charged with three counts of sexual assault, one count of inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity and one count of harassment without violence. Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, who had been living at the Bell Hotel, in Epping, Essex, denies sexual assault. He appeared at Colchester Magistrates' Court on Thursday, July 10, where he denied all charges. His arrest led to multiple protests in the region, culminating in the violent clashes. Advertisement There are about 210 hotels under contracts with the Home Office to house migrants. A Sun investigation revealed 339 defendants who had been living at asylum hotels had appeared in magistrate's courts already this year. Sir Keir Starmer released a statement in response to the growing tensions. "Well, I think it's obviously important that communities know that we are working to reduce the number of asylum hotels," said the PM's spokesperson. Advertisement "That is a clear government policy. But it's also important that legitimate protest doesn't cross over into something else, and we would always hope that communities would respect that. "But we are, and I think the Prime Minister is on record as saying, about the need to cut migration, both lawfully and illegal migration, and that is something that you're seeing in working on tirelessly over the last year, whether it be the agreement with the French last week or the agreement with the German government yesterday, that is a priority for this government. "It is something that requires international solutions, and that is why you're seeing this flurry of activity from this government to tackle these gangs from every possible angle.' 10 Protesters set off red smoke cannons Credit: LNP Advertisement 10 The man who jumped on police vans was also seen pushing into the police cordon Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 10 Yobs completely smashed in the windscreen on one police van Credit: UKNIP


Scottish Sun
21-07-2025
- Scottish Sun
6 arrested after MORE ‘mindless thuggery' outside Epping migrant hotel as cops make appeal to help find yobs
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) COPS have arrested six more after "mindless thuggery" unfolded outside a migrant hotel in Epping. Chaos erupted outside The Bell Hotel in Essex last week after an asylum seeker appeared in court charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. 10 Cops have arrested six more after "mindless thuggery" unfolded outside a migrant hotel in Epping Credit: Story Picture Agency 10 Essex Police are looking to speak to this man in connection with violent disorder and assaulting an emergency worker Credit: Essex Police 10 Officers are also looking to speak to the man pictured above in connection with violent disorder Credit: Essex Police 10 The force wish to find a third man regarding violent disorder and assault Credit: Essex Police The unrest saw yobs launching themselves on riot vans, smashing windshields and ripping off wingmirrors in senseless displays of "hooliganism". One thug was even run over while attempting to stop a police van gaining access to the hotel. Another man had his teeth knocked out after riot cops smashed a shield into his face in a brutal clash. Since tensions reached boiling point, violent demonstrations have cost the force £100,000. And Essex Police confirmed six more people have been detained this week. Cops arrested two men, aged 36, and 47, on suspicion of violent disorder under Section 2 of the Public Order Act. A 51-year-old has also now been charged with violent disorder. A 34-year-old man remains in custody on suspicion of breaching Section 60AA of the Public Order Act. Meanwhile, two teens aged 17 and 16, were also arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage to a vehicle and going equipped to cause criminal damage, respectively. But police are still appealing for more information and released CCTV of three men they wish to speak to. The force wish to located them in connection with violent disorder, assaulting an emergency worker, and assault. Chief Superintendent Simon Anslow said: "The cost of policing criminal incidents in Epping over the last week has reached £100,000 – money which we would much rather spend on continuing to cut crime across Essex and keeping our neighbourhoods safe. "What we have seen in Epping over the last week is not protest, it's hooliganism and the people responsible for it can expect to be held accountable. 'To those who seek to use social media to peddle untruths and lies about the incidents in Epping on Thursday and Sunday, you won't win. 'The very people you are criticising are police officers who have families, who live in our communities and want to keep them safe. 10 One yob appeared to have his teeth knocked out by riot cops Credit: Newsflare 10 Another thug was run over by a police riot van as chaos broke out Credit: Newsflare 10 One protester donned an England flag on his head and jumped on a police van 'These are the same people who have been antagonised with threatening and abusive language, they've had missiles thrown at them and they've been injured. 'Once again, to anyone who somehow thinks we will tolerate this behaviour – think again. "We don't take sides; we arrest criminals and we have a duty to ensure no-one is hurt – it really is that simple.' This comes after two people were arrested on Sunday night after thugs sparked brawls in the street. The force confirmed eight officers were injured in the clash and two people have been arrested - one on suspicion of affray following reports of an assault, and the other for failing to comply with dispersal orders. The man accused of affray, 65-year-old Dean Walters, has since been charged and the second suspect remains in custody. On Wednesday night, video footage captured the dramatic moment a protestor was run over by a police riot van as chaos broke out. Yobs allegedly tried to block the streets with green plastic blockades as officers navigated through angry crows. Men could be seen kicking and punching several riot vans on the road. But footage shows one man being driven into after failing to move. The protest was sparked by a 38-year-old Ethiopian asylum seeker who was arrested and later charged with three counts of sexual assault, one count of inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity and one count of harassment without violence. Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, who had been living at the Bell Hotel, in Epping, Essex, denies sexual assault. He appeared at Colchester Magistrates' Court on Thursday, July 10, where he denied all charges. His arrest led to multiple protests in the region, culminating in the violent clashes. There are about 210 hotels under contracts with the Home Office to house migrants. A Sun investigation revealed 339 defendants who had been living at asylum hotels had appeared in magistrate's courts already this year. Sir Keir Starmer released a statement in response to the growing tensions. "Well, I think it's obviously important that communities know that we are working to reduce the number of asylum hotels," said the PM's spokesperson. "That is a clear government policy. But it's also important that legitimate protest doesn't cross over into something else, and we would always hope that communities would respect that. "But we are, and I think the Prime Minister is on record as saying, about the need to cut migration, both lawfully and illegal migration, and that is something that you're seeing in working on tirelessly over the last year, whether it be the agreement with the French last week or the agreement with the German government yesterday, that is a priority for this government. "It is something that requires international solutions, and that is why you're seeing this flurry of activity from this government to tackle these gangs from every possible angle.' 10 Protesters set off red smoke cannons Credit: LNP 10 The man who jumped on police vans was also seen pushing into the police cordon Credit: Shutterstock Editorial