“Whyaren’t you working with the country at full employment?” a judge asked a troubled young man and put his case back for a month, warning him that he had better have a job when he returned to court.
Judge James Faughnan issued his warning to Scott Skinner, Church View, Tuam who came before Tuam District Court charged with a public order offence.
The judge heard Garda evidence that Skinner was drunk and making a nuisance of himself outside a nightclub in the town. The Garda witness that he didn’t cause difficulties for them when dealing with him.
The court heard the defendant had nine previous convictions, including ones for assault and robbery, and had been sentenced to four years and six months in prison in the past.
Eric Gleeson solicitor (defending ) pleaded that his client had a troubled family background. He had been working in a bar in Tralee but had moved back to Tuam three or four months ago and wasn’t working. His partner is pregnant.
Judge Faughnan asked how many jobs Skinner had applied for since he returned to Tuam and was told “six or eight”.
“The country is at full employment, there are jobs there,” the judge said, telling Skinner he was putting his case back for a month and he wanted him to have a job when he came back before him.
