A woman was ordered to pay €200 to the Court Poor Box for a public order offence and for refusing to give her details to gardaí, Clonakilty District Court heard. 

Michelle O’Brien (45), of Hillfern, Kilgarriff, Clonakilty, pleaded guilty to a public order charge, and to a separate charge of refusing to give her name, date of birth and address to gardaí.

The court heard that the defendant was stopped while drunk on a night out in Clonakilty on January 10th 2026.

Sgt Tom Mulcahy said officers on patrol found Ms O’Brien on Clarke Street at 12.17am, highly intoxicated, unable to stand and slurring her speech.

‘I went out for a few drinks after work with some friends. I had been sick with a chest infection and had finished taking antibiotics the day before,’ 

Ms O’Brien told the court.

The court heard that she had no previous convictions. Judge Joanne Carroll ordered the defendant to pay €100 to the Court Poor Box for each offence, with a default €200 fine on each charge if she failed to make the payment.

The defendant was remanded on bail, with €100 her own bond until February 17th 2026, to ensure the payment was made.

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