Kilkenny's Caoimhe Dowling
Search
26 Mar 2026
Search
26 Mar 2026
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Kilkenny Courthouse
Mixing cider and champagne at a wedding led to a man coming before Kilkenny District Court on a charge of using threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour.
Ethan Cronin, 22 Ballycurrane, Thurles, Co Tipperary, pleaded guilty to the charge.
Sergeant Morgan O’Connor told the court that on May 2, 2025, gardaí were called to a Kilkenny hotel. Mr Cronin and another man had been arguing and he was asked to leave the premises. He became abusive and gardaí were called. He was arrested.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE CRIME UPDATES AND COURT REPORTS
Solicitor Alex Rafter said his client had been in Kilkenny for a wedding and it was late in the night. Mr Cronin mixed his drinks — he was drinking cider then, unfortunately, drank champagne, the solicitor explained. His client is not someone who gets in trouble, Mr Rafter added.
Judge Cephas Power observed that a suspended sentence seems to have worked for Mr Cronin in the past. He convicted the defendant and imposed a two month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, to encourage his rehabilitation.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
