Man arrested after ‘winking’ sparked fight

A MAN caught fighting by gardaí told a court that he became embroiled in a row after another man kept winking at him in a bar.

Ryan Daly, 19, was caught by officers in a fight with two other men at 2.24am on October 22 last, at High Road in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal.

When arrested, he told gardaí: ‘For f***’s sake, f*** off.’

Daly, from Stonebridge Court, Shankill, Dublin, had only arrived in Co. Donegal two days previously to start a carpentry apprenticeship.

Judge Paul Kelly asked Daly, who was charged with public order offences, why he had been fighting.

‘Because he kept winking at me in the pub,’ replied Daly, which sent laughter through the courtroom.

Judge Kelly said he would leave Daly without a conviction if he pays €100 to the St Vincent de Paul charity.

The judge adjourned the case until December 7.