A 44-year-old woman received a three-month sentence, suspended for 12 months, for her involvement in a late-night disturbance at Molaga Street in Clonakilty.

The accused, Anna Siwek of No 1, Convent Way, Clonakilty, was legally represented by solicitor Colette McCarthy, when the case was finalised at Skibbereen District Court.

Evidence was given at a previous sitting of Clonakilty District Court that a dispute occurred between two Clonakilty families after the accused called to where Mark Fail and Emily Jackson were residing at 1am on the morning of November 14th 2024.

The court was told that Anna Siwek turned up at the house because of rumours she had heard and had upset her.

Another person, an ex-boyfriend of her daughter, had sent a text alleging that she had in the past been sleeping with Mark Fail.

The accused decided to go to where Mark Fail was living and, in a manner that woke not just the household but neighbours too, demanded to speak to Mark Fail, who was dealt with at a different sitting of the district court.

Solicitor for Mark Fail, Plunkett Taaffe, summarised matters claiming that Anna Siwek decided to go to his client's house unannounced and challenge him about allegations made by a third party.

The court presenter at Skibbereen District Court, Sgt Tom Mulcahy, told Judge Joanne Carroll that the accused has seven previous convictions for road traffic violations.

On this occasion, she was charged with engaging in threatening or abusive words or behaviour, which is an offence under the Public Order Act.

In her defence, Colette McCarthy said Anna Siwek, who had trained as a chef, was upset and showed really bad judgement.

But the solicitor said she is now very contrite about her behaviour.

In suspending a three-month sentence for a period of 12 months, Judge Carroll noted that the accused 'went to another person's house and created an extraordinary public disturbance.' And the judge ordered, as a condition of suspending the sentence, that the accused is to have no contact with Mark Fail or Emily Jackson.

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