A man who was in court over a domestic incident and charged with making a threat to kill urged the judge to send him to jail. 

Seamus Cullen appeared in court on a charge of issuing a threat to kill during an argument at the doorstep of his house at St Baharrane’s Avenue, Castletownsend.

Gardaí read out a statement from Mr. Cullen taken after his arrest at 10.20am on November 25th, when he said: ‘I will go to the jail, f*** it.’

During the hearing at Skibbereen District Court, the defendant shouted at Judge Joanne Carroll, asking if she was doing her job right.

When the judge asked whether Mr Cullen could take his hands out of his pockets, he refused.

Asked if he had a solicitor, Mr Cullen responded he did not need a solicitor and that the judge could send him to jail.

‘I’m sick and tired of this nonsense,’ he shouted, before storming out of the courtroom where he was detained by gardaí.

Judge Carroll let the case stand and returned to it a few hours later when Mr Cullen had calmed down.

The judge assigned solicitor Flor Murphy and placed Mr Cullen on conditional bail until January 27th 2026. 

The bail conditions are that Mr Cullen has no direct or indirect contact with any of the parties involved in the domestic dispute, he signs on at Skibbereen Garda Station twice a week, provides gardaí with his mobile phone number and notifies them of any change of address 24 hours in advance.

Judge Carroll warned: ‘If you don’t stick to the bail conditions you will get your wish and go to jail.’

Mr Cullen was ordered to pay his own bail bond of €200.

Applications were granted for  free legal aid and disclosure of documents to solicitor Flor Murphy.

Funded by the Courts Reporting Scheme.