MrMeanGreen Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 A man who was found dressed in latex and handcuffs brought a donkey to his room in a Galway city centre hotel, because he was advised "to get out and meet people," the local court heard last week. Thomas Aloysius McCarney, with an address in south Galway, was charged with cruelty to animals, lewd and obscene behaviour, and with being a danger to himself when he appeared before the court on Friday. He was also charged with damage to a mini-bar in the room, but this charge was later dropped when the defendant said that it was the donkey who caused that damage. Solicitor for the accused Ms Sharon Fitzhenry said that her client had been through a difficult time lately and that his wife had left him and that his life had become increasingly lonely. "Mr McCarney has been attending counselling at which he was told that he would be advised to get out and meet people and do interesting things. It was this advice that saw him book into the city centre hotel with a donkey," she said. She added that Mr McCarney also suffered from a fixation with the Shrek movies and could constantly be heard at work talking to himself saying things like "Isn't that right, Donkey?" Supt John McBrearty told the court that Mr McCarney who had signed in as "Mr Shrek" had told hotel staff that the donkey was a family pet and that this was believed by the hotel receptionist who the supt said was "young and hadn't great English." Receptionist Irina Legova said that Mr McCarney had told her that the donkey was a breed of "super rabbit" which he was bringing to a pet fair in the city. The court was told that the donkey went berserk in the middle of the night and ran amok in the hotel corridor, forcing hotel staff to call the gardai. McCarney was found in the room wearing a latex suit and handcuffs, the key to which the donkey is believed to have swallowed. He was removed to Mill St station after which it is said he was the subject of much mirth among the lads next door in The Galway Arms. He was fined €2,000 for bringing the donkey to the room under the Unlawful Accommodation of Donkeys Act 1837. Other charges were dropped due to lack of evidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nurkvinny Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Read about this story this morning. Surprised it took so long to get posted here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotCarl Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 He was fined €2,000 for bringing the donkey to the room under the Unlawful Accommodation of Donkeys Act 1837. Other charges were dropped due to lack of evidence. Did this strike anybody else as a bit odd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted98gst Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 must happen more often then we want to think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeanGreen Posted March 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Read about this story this morning. Surprised it took so long to get posted here. I heard it on the Alan Cable Show while driving to Kentucky and was cracking up. I too wondered why it wasn't posted sooner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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