A teenager who kicked in the glass door of a city centre off licence and broke an apartment window by throwing stones was given an extra four months detention.
Eighteen-year-old Gary Feeney with an address at 54 Carn Ard, Circular Road, was brought before Galway District Court last Monday charged with criminal damage to the glass of the front door of Rabbitts off licence, Forster Street, on January 17, 2010.
He was also charged with being intoxicated in a public place and threatening and abusive behaviour at Dun Na Coiribe, Headford Road, and with criminal damage to a window at Apartment 2, Gort Na Coiribe, Headford Road, on January 18, 2010.
Inspector Pat McHugh told the court that at 4pm Feeney and one other man entered Rabbitts off licence. The men, who both had a lot of drink taken, were told to leave the premises but refused and became abusive to the manager. As Feeney was being ejected from the premises he kicked the front door, smashing the glass and causing €600 in damage.
At 12.25am on January 18, the defendant was seen by security throwing stones up at the window of an apartment. The security man told Feeney to desist but he continued and broke the window with a stone. Feeney was arrested by gardai nearby.
Defence solicitor Valerie Corcoran explained that her client, who is currently serving 10 months for other matters, has a “very poor recollection” of the incidents and that he is not in a position to provide compensation.
Judge Mary Fahy convicted Feeney and imposed a total of four months detention, to run consecutively to the sentence already being served. Feeney was also fined €100 payable forthwith
