A yacht captain and his shipmate have been given two-month jail sentences for being drunk while erratically sailing a pleasure boat at Dublin Port. Dublin Fire Brigade, a tugboat, a RNLI lifeboat and gardaí were involved in the incident on the Liffey and the port’s shipping lane on June 1st, 2017. Ronan Stephens (42), of Captains Road, Crumlin, leaving court. The sailors have lodged an appeal and, pending the outcome, have been released on bail. The court heard gardaí brought out on the water to help deal with the situation were told to f*** off.

Source: The Irish Times January 30, 2020 17:13 UTC