Drunk woman with 192 previous convictions shouted abuse at busy supermarket's customers
The accused was observed shouting abuse at shoppers as they entered the SuperValu supermarket in Midleton. File picture: Denis Scannell
A Cork woman who shouted abuse at passers-by outside a busy supermarket in the middle of the afternoon has pleaded guilty to being intoxicated in public and engaging in abusive behaviour.
Court presenter, Sergeant Majella O’Sullivan, told Fermoy District Court that gardaí received reports of a woman behaving in an abusive manner in Midleton on May 22, 2025.
When gardaí arrived at The Green, Midleton at 4.40pm Gillan Cullen, aged 45 of Elm Vale Court, Wilton, Cork, was observed shouting abuse at shoppers as they entered the nearby SuperValu supermarket.
The court was told that Cullen was cursing and shouting “fuck off, stop looking at me” near the supermarket entrance at staff and members of the public. She was arrested and taken to Midleton Garda Station.
Cullen who appeared by video-link from the Dóchas Centre at Mountjoy Prison in Dublin represented herself in court. The court heard that she had 192 previous convictions, including 54 for public order offences.
Judge Colm Roberts convicted Cullen for the abusive behaviour and sentenced her to four weeks in prison backdated to October 3 when she went into custody. The public intoxication charge was taken into consideration.
This article was funded by the Courts Reporting Scheme
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