MAN DRANK TO BLOCK OUT BOMB IMAGES
Man drank to block out bomb images'
A MAN who said he got drunk following the Omagh bomb atrocity to block out the images in his mind was bound over for a year to keep the peace and be of good behaviour when he appeared before Omagh Court.
Arising out of the incident on August 15, Ian Loughrey (43), 59 Market Street, admitted charges of behaviour likely to cause a breach of the peace and obstructing a police constable.
"An RUC Inspector told the court that the incident took place when Loughrey came out of a public house and insisted on crossing a police cordon when he was told to take an alternative route.
Loughrey, who did not have a solicitor, told the court that his "head was away" following the bombing, and he had consumed a lot of alcohol to block out some of the sights and images in his mind.
"I just drank, and drank and drank," he told the court, and added that he remembered very little about the incident.
He told the court his behaviour had not been malicious, it was simply the case his head "was not his own".
Imposing the penalty the RM said that he was sure a lot of people had been shocked that day, but it did not give Loughrey an excuse to behave like that.
A MAN who said he got drunk following the Omagh bomb atrocity to block out the images in his mind was bound over for a year to keep the peace and be of good behaviour when he appeared before Omagh Court.
Arising out of the incident on August 15, Ian Loughrey (43), 59 Market Street, admitted charges of behaviour likely to cause a breach of the peace and obstructing a police constable.
"An RUC Inspector told the court that the incident took place when Loughrey came out of a public house and insisted on crossing a police cordon when he was told to take an alternative route.
Loughrey, who did not have a solicitor, told the court that his "head was away" following the bombing, and he had consumed a lot of alcohol to block out some of the sights and images in his mind.
"I just drank, and drank and drank," he told the court, and added that he remembered very little about the incident.
He told the court his behaviour had not been malicious, it was simply the case his head "was not his own".
Imposing the penalty the RM said that he was sure a lot of people had been shocked that day, but it did not give Loughrey an excuse to behave like that.
Further Information
Publisher: TYRONE CONSTITUTION
Ref: TC/1203
Published Date: 17-Sep-98
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