Cork man restrained for being drunk and aggressive jailed for a month

A member of the public tried to restrain an abusive man in Cork city who then fled as gardaí approached. The man was quickly arrested.

Patrick O’Sullivan, aged 34, of Cork Simon Community, has now been jailed for a month at Cork District Court for engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour.

Sergeant Gearóid Davis said that, at lunchtime on June 13, 2025, O’Sullivan went into Aldi in Blackpool and stole six bottles of alcohol, valued at a total of €195.

He was stopped by security staff outside, and the goods were recovered.

More recently, on the afternoon of June 5 at Carroll’s Quay, Cork, O’Sullivan was screaming and shouting at people passing on the street.

Sgt Davis said the accused was restrained by a member of the public, but he fled as soon as he saw gardaí.

He was arrested a short distance away, and he had to be handcuffed.

He was charged with being threatening and abusive, along with being so intoxicated that he was a danger to himself or others.

Sgt Davis said the accused had 42 previous convictions, including three for threatening behaviour and 14 for theft.

Eddie Burke, solicitor, said: “He is 34. He is originally from Bantry, and left school at 16. He went to London and later to Australia, and returned in 2015.

“In 2018, he came to Cork city and fell foul of drug addiction. He had been working very well in relation to that addiction and got involved in a lot of petty thefts. He apologises to the public and to the gardaí for his behaviour on Saturday [June 5]. He has been in custody since then.”

Judge Miriam Walsh imposed a one-month prison sentence, backdated to June 5, when he went into custody.