‘Shouting and roaring’ conduct ‘not what it should have been’

A man in his 30s who began “shouting and roaring” at gardaí following an emergency call by his mother has admitted his behaviour on the night “wasn’t what it should have been”.

Adam Daly (32) of 16 Trinity Cottages, Ennell Court, Mullingar, Westmeath pleaded guilty at last week’s sitting of Mullingar District Court to using threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour following an incident shortly after midnight on November 13, 2025 at Trinity Cottages, Patrick Street, Mullingar.

The court was told gardaí found Mr Daly acting in an aggressive manner when they arrived to deal with a “large row”.

Sgt Sheila Kenny said Mr Daly was seen “shouting and roaring”, resulting in his arrest at the scene.

Mr Daly also pleaded guilty to being found in possession of €25 worth of cannabis on March 11 last year when he was stopped and searched by gardaí shortly after 9pm.

The court heard the accused had 10 previous convictions, including offences for drugs possession and public order.

Louis Kiernan, in defence, was keen to stress that reports of his client being involved in an altercation on the night were wide of the mark.

He said Mr Daly, who suffers from both adult Aspergers Syndrome and ADHD, attracted the attention of gardaí on the night after his mother had contacted them concerned over his mental wellbeing.

“The court will note the time and she was very concerned about her son and they came out an unfortunately there was an interaction between them and Adam,” he said.

Mr Kiernan said Mr Daly is a father of four who is endeavouring to turn his life around having recently found work with a leading nursery wholesaler.

“He is getting up early in the morning and it has been a good influence for him,” said Mr Kiernan.

“There are some negative peers in the mix but he is trying to do his best.”

He also asked the court to take account of the nature of the incident and how his client could have gone “down a different road” with regard to the public order charge.

“He recognises his interaction with the garda wasn’t what it should have been,” added Mr Kiernan.

Judge Bernadette Owens wished Mr Daly well in his future endeavours and fined him €250 for the public order incident, giving him six months to pay.