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 Isnt 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 hadnt 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.
Kinky ping!
Boo. hiss.
OMG!
...and he was stubborn as a mule about it.
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It's a must ping.
That's exactly how I got fired from my last job too. :O)
What did the donkey do to the minibar?
I'd guess around $900
I want to meet the idiot counselor.
Oh my! Under no circumstances do I want to know exactly what he was doing with that donkey while wearing a latex suit...but I have nightmarish visions of the Boy's Town donkey bar.
you back from ireland yet... ; ) ?
Think he was playing Donkey Kong?
My firing was kind of similar, I called my Italian born boss a whole lot of italian expletives including "a consumer donkey genetalia". That was qite the CLM (Career Limiting Move).
What was going on in 1836 that made this law necessary?
Good Evening. I'm Mr. Shrek, and this here is my super rabbit.
This funny stuff stands up all by itself!
I don't think the donkey was charged with anything. There wasn't any proof or witness to what really happened to the minibar.
In Massachusetts and New Jersey, this is considered a marital honeymoon.
Just kidding.
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