A DAD of two who rang 999 four times in order to get a lift to Cork later told gardaí he would urinate on the front door of the station if they didn’t drive him home, a court heard.

John Mulligan (37) of 10 Mill Race Mews, Chapel Street, Bandon pleaded guilty at Bandon District Court to being drunk in a public place and using or engaging in threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour.

He came to garda attention after refusing to leave a house of a girl who gave him a lift and was later found banging on the front door of Kinsale Garda Station.

Sgt Eimear O’Connell told the court that gardaí at Kinsale Garda Station received a call at 3:30am on June 6th 2025 from a homeowner who reported that a drunk male who had come back to their house with their daughter had been asked to leave but refused to do so. She was coming back from Cork city and gave him a lift to Kinsale.

‘Gardaí called to the house and he refused initially to leave but did eventually. He told them he had walked halfway between Kinsale and Cork and rang 999 four times looking for a spin,’ said Sgt O’Connell.

‘It emerged that he got a lift from a female at this address and when he was told he wasn’t welcome by her parents he became irate and demanded a lift from the gardaí back to Bandon.’

When he was told they wouldn’t be driving him home he said he would sit outside Kinsale Garda Station all night and would urinate on the front door.

‘He arrived outside the garda station at 4:10am and began banging on the front door. He was arrested and brought to Bandon Garda Station where he continued to be aggressive.’

The court heard that Mr Mulligan has two previous convictions including one for drink driving.

Defence solicitor Plunkett Taaffe said his client, who is an apprentice electrician, wished to apologise for his behaviour on the night and admitted he had way too much drink consumed as he had been in the pub all day.

‘It is only on reflection that he sees how he behaved,’ said Mr Taaffe.

Judge Joanne Carroll remarked that as a dad of two girls he behaved in that way and queried if he has a problem with alcohol.

‘I’m sure you wouldn’t like them to see that. You have big responsibilities and if you need to talk to someone about your alcohol use do not delay,’ said Judge Carroll.

Mr Taaffe said he has addressed his client about the abuse of alcohol but he maintains he doesn’t have a problem with alcohol.

Judge Carroll directed Mr Mulligan to donate €500 to the court poor box and told him if it wasn’t paid she would convict and fine him €750 on the more serious public order charge, adjourning it to April 17th.