Clare man admits trashing Cork hotel bedroom and stealing bottles of spirits

Sergeant Dave Delea said it occurred on the night of October 4, 2023.

“After midnight, he stole two bottles of Southern Comfort worth €60 from a delivery area at the rear of Vienna Woods Hotel, Glanmire, and brought them to a room where he and a guest were staying and they drank them,” Sgt Delea said.

It was further stated that later in the morning, he broke a Philips TV worth €900 and an armchair worth €750 and two wall-mounted lights worth €250 each.

The accused man had 83 previous convictions, including seven for causing criminal damage and 31 for theft.

He also had 12 for being drunk and a danger and 10 for engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour.

Defence solicitor Killian McCarthy said the defendant was in Cork that week in the course of his tarmacking work. He said Mr McNamara and two of his workmates went drinking that night and ended up back in his hotel room where matters got out of hand to the extent that damage was caused. 

Mr McCarthy said while two others were present in the room at the time, Mr McNamara accepted responsibility for causing the damage.

At Cork District Court Judge Mary Dorgan jailed the Clare man for eight months for causing criminal damage and a three-month concurrent sentence for stealing the alcohol.