Posted on 03/01/2007 11:15:25 AM PST by Froufrou
A man who was found dressed in latex and handcuffs brought a donkey to his room in a Galway city centre hotel, because he was advised “to get out and meet people,” the local court heard last week.
Thomas Aloysius McCarney with an address in south Galway was charged with cruelty to animals, lewd and obscene behaviour, and with being a danger to himself when he appeared before the court on Friday. He was also charged with damage to a mini-bar in the room, but this charge was later dropped when the defendant said that it was the donkey who caused that damage.
Solicitor for the accused Ms Sharon Fitzhenry said that her client had been through a difficult time lately and that his wife had left him and that his life had become increasingly lonely.
“Mr McCarney has been attending counselling at which he was told that he would be advised to get out and meet people and do interesting things. It was this advice that saw him book into the city centre hotel with a donkey,” she said. She added that Mr McCarney also suffered from a fixation with the Shrek movies and could constantly be heard at work talking to himself saying things like “Isn’t that right, Donkey?”
Supt. John McBrearty told the court that Mr McCarney who had signed in as “ Mr Shrek” had told hotel staff that the donkey was a family pet and that this was believed by the hotel receptionist who the supt. said was “young and hadn’t great English.”
Receptionist Irina Legova said that Mr McCarney had told her that the donkey was a breed of “super rabbit” which he was bringing to a pet fair in the city. The court was told that the donkey went berserk in the middle of the night and ran amok in the hotel corridor, forcing hotel staff to call the gardai.
McCarney was found in the room wearing a latex suit and handcuffs, the key to which the donkey is believed to have swallowed. He was removed to Mill St station after which it is said he was the subject of much mirth among the lads next door in The Galway Arms.
He was fined €2,000 for bringing the donkey to the room under the Unlawful Accommodation of Donkeys Act 1837. Other charges were dropped due to lack of evidence.
See, that's what I was wondering...that's a long time to have a law like that and I couldn't google it at all, except for this story. I'm thinking this isn't a 'reliable' news source...?
;o)
*stunned silence*
Pinging the never-before used "Six Women Ferrying a Donkey" ping list. This isn't six women ferrying a donkey, but it's so darn close.
If you want to be added to the Six Women Ferrying a Donkey ping list, freepmail me. I'm working up a pretty good graphic to go with it. This is a very low traffic ping list.
ROTFLMAO!
So the Tijuana 'shows' were going on back then???
I'm not certain I want to know.
"Go out and do something interesting".. I'm quite certain THAT isn't what the guy meant.
This is a very poorly written article. Was the donkey male or female?
Hey,why the laughter? A fella's gotta do what he's gotta do!
You may be onto something. Convinced the receptionist the donkey was a "super rabbit" ...
Are you sure?
I go in September.
Thomas Aloysius is a dumbass!
Oh wait. That's the donkey, isn't it?
The Unlawful Accommodation of Donkeys Act of 1837? My word, that's pretty particular.
So, do you think the donkey had a single malt from the mini bar, or did it go right for the blended whiskey?
reserve your donkey from now.
This guy needs to be writing Hollywood movies.
ping
"Mr McCarney who had signed in as “ Mr Shrek”"
What name did he resister the donkey as?
DON-KEY-HOLE-TE?
I hate it when that happens. LOL.
I usually just bite holes in them.
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