Breach of the peace
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Deciding on Drunkenness Pre-Breathalyser, 1914
“A person, though he knows a person is drunk, cannot sometimes explain exactly [why].” How to prove drunkenness in a pre-breathalyser era? The below case from Dungarvan Petty Sessions, reported in the Waterford Evening News of 7 January 1914, which… Continue reading
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The Rival Sweethearts of Paddy Moriarty, 1895
From the Greenock Telegraph and Clyde Shipping Gazette, 27 September 1895, this account of a legal tussle at the Killorglin Petty Sessions between two women smitten with the same man, with a dialogue worthy of – and perhaps an inspiration… Continue reading
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Elder Abuse in the Dublin Police Court, 1885
A case of elder abuse in the Dublin Police Court reported in the Dundee Courier of 27 January 1885. Police court reports are a great insight into Ireland of the time, and the Dublin Police Court, a Dickensian building behind… Continue reading
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Magistrate Orders Clerk out of Court for ‘Impertinence,’ 1909
From the Dublin Daily Express, 22 September 1909: “MR WALL AND HIS CLERK EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN POLICE COURT An extraordinary scene occurred yesterday in the Northern Police Court, where Mr Wall, K.C., was the presiding magistrate. The atmosphere of this… Continue reading
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Polish Refugees in the Dublin Police Court, 1869
From the Tipperary Free Press, 29 January 1869: “ROMANCE OF A DUBLIN POLICE COURT Persons whose pursuits might have led them, for the past few weeks, to the neighbourhood of the North-wall have had their attention drawn to two men… Continue reading