Was sent this story this week..True or new urban legend ? (11)

doug

Today's weirdest story by a country mile....... (from the Galway Advertiser newspaper)

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 ˆ2,000 for bringing the donkey to the room under the Unlawful Accommodation of Donkeys Act 1837. Other charges were dropped due to lack of evidence.

sub doug

Was this because he only paid for single occupancy ?

sub doug

oh feck the Irish jokes are true how do you lawfully accomodate a Donkey ?

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Bit of a Don Quixote then

Edited 10 Mar 07, 1:25 AM by RosieLady

You really want an answer?

come back you yellow bastard, i'll bite your legs off!

http://www.galwayfirst.ie/donkey/

whether it was a hoax or real is less easy to define

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"This is all about fun, self exploration and never has to be any more serious than you want it to be." demolition red

Sharon Fitzhenry does not appear anywhere on Google, in Ireland, except in connection with this story. You would have thought she had done cases that were previously reported and she would be mentioned as part of the staff of her law firm. As a test I did a search on a couple of solicitors I know and they popped up.

They mention the receptionist by name but not the hotel.

There are no other references to Unlawful Accommodation of Donkeys Act other than in this story.

My bet is it is a viral marketing effort to get the unique visitors count up.

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