Begging The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2011 makes provision to prohibit harassment or intimidation of members of the public by persons engaged in begging. It gives powers o the Garda Siochana to give directions to desist from begging in certain circumstances. A person begs if without lawful authority he/she requests or solicits money or goods from another person/persons and does not offer money in […]
Stirring up Hatred The Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989 criminalises acts which are likely to stir up hatred. It is an offence to publish or distribute written material; to use words, behave or display written material, in any place, other than inside of private residence or inside of private residence so that the words behaviour or material are heard or seen by persons […]
Escaping Lawful Custody It is an offence at common law to escape from lawful custody. This may apply both before a trial where a person is lawfully detained and after trial when a person is lawfully imprisoned. It is an offence for any law officer or other person engaged in the custody of prisoners to voluntarily or negligently allow the escape of the prisoner. The […]
Arrest without Warrant. Where a member of the Garda Síochána finds any person committing any of the following offence under a relevant provision, the member may arrest such person without warrant. Intoxication in public place. Threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour in public place. Distribution or display in public place of material which is threatening, abusive, insulting or obscene. Failure to comply with direction of member […]
12+ People Using or Threatening Violence Where 12 or more persons who are present together in a public or private place or both) use or threaten to use unlawful violence for a common purpose and the conduct taken together is such that it would cause a person of reasonable firmness to fear for his safety, then each person who is using unlawful violence for the […]
Drunk and Disorderly It is an offence to be intoxicated in a public place to the extent that there is a reasonable apprehension that a person may endanger himself or others in the vicinity. A public place includes roadways, trains, vessels, busses, recreational areas or other areas to which the public has access either by right or on payment of a fee. Intoxicated means that […]
Trespasser and Apprehended Offence It is an offence to enter any building or its curtilage (surrounds) as a trespasser or be within the vicinity of a building in circumstances which give rise to a reasonable inference that the entry or presence was with the intent to commit an offence or intent to unlawfully interfere with property situated there. It is subject to conviction on summary […]
Bigamy Bigamy is an offence contrary to the Offences against the Persons Act. A person who is married and goes through a ceremony or marriage is guilty of bigamy. The existing marriage must be valid. This must be proved in the prosecution. The offence is constituted by purporting to marry or going through a ceremony of marriage. The later marriage would of necessity be void. […]