Cork grandmother jailed for 16 weeks for abusing Ukrainian refugees

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Margaret Buttimer (68) caused ‘a scene’ at Munster Arms, shouting about ‘rapists and criminals’, court hears

“She wanted to know how many Ukrainian nationals were staying in this hotel, what was the cost to the Irish people, and saying ‘these Ukrainians are rapists and criminals’.”

Ms Buttimer was escorted outside and advised of the need to desist and comply with Garda direction. Following “numerous attempts” to get her to desist Det Garda arrested Ms Buttimer, telling the court he had “no option”.Plunkett Taaffe, solicitor for Ms Buttimer, said his instructions were that his client had asked if those in the hotel had been vetted, as opposed to calling them rapists and criminals. Det Garda Whelton said: “No, I heard clearly”.

As to whether she would refrain from going back to the hotel, she said: “I just take each day as it comes.” The court heard she had 13 previous convictions, including for repeated failure to comply with Covid regulations and more recently, similar incidents at the Munster Arms Hotel.

 

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Nazi regime is spreading from Ukraine like a cancer. Now in Ireland. If you don’t agree with regime you go to jail. And they are saying that political prisoners exist only in China and Russia. Nazi circus rolls the show across EU

Good story for those who still believes in EU democracy thing. EU democracy is in fact a well covered nazi regime which puts in jail anyone who’s opinion goes agains official EU & Co propaganda.

Failed to 'Comply' with Covid regulations. .? Covid regulations have been proven to be SHAMBOLIC,based on NO scientific reason.( Masks,Lockdowns,9euro meals apparently protected you!) Regulations based on absolutely NOTHING,on the whim of the likes of Donnelly, Holohan,Puke ONeil

Confirms the antivaxxer and anti refugees, toothless scumbag Venn diagram is one big circle.

Scum

Appalling attention seeking woman.

Ireland continue to persecute its own citizens for standing up for the country … shameful

Rookie mistake, she should have committed robbery and theft 350 times with a few assaults and drugs charges, then she’d be going home from court instead of to prison.

That lady is a legend!

She has been proven right on the mask issue and only history will prove if she’s right on other issues

Maybe she should have got the judge who let's everyone off, but she is an Éire citizen and won't get that luxury

The sad thing is that most irish people think she is cracked. The same irish people will wear masks that wouldnt protect them from their own farts never mind a virus whilst they get up every morning and walk past homeless irish people on their way to work to fund gimmigrants.

Clown world when you're jailed in your own country for common sense.

Absolute fucking legend. 👊😎

Would some kind person give Margaret a free sightseeing holiday in Mariupol…..

Grandmother! What has that got to do with anything?

All caused by shopworker collaborators who made her like that

A head full of internet sourced shite.

Pedos get suspended sentences in Ireland but a granny who won't wear a mask and shouts at an immigrant is a danger and locked up

I would be proud to have her as Family.

God bless her

What a joke of a country ,jailing this one , for everyone excited about same it will cost about 24k to jail this one ,tax payers money that could be better served with plane tickets out of country for some international protection wasters

When masks are found to have been unnecessary will this lady be compensated? Irish people voted to cap the number of asylum seekers/ refugees coming into Ireland some years ago..so is the present influx unconstitutional..

Isn't she court ordered to receive mental health treatments. I sincerely hope she gets the care she needs.

Lock Her up The dirty racist.. Some example for Her Grandkids that yoke.🤢🤢🤢

Awful what this country is doing to their own people.

Based grandma

Ye are fond of abusing grannies in the Emerald Isle, something in common with our new residents, I suppose. A woman who claimed that Ukraine started a war against its own people was brought to justice in Sumy Oblast

She’s a disgrace poor grandchildren

I see the usual fascists are out in force

16-week jail term for 'Causing a scene' Suspended sentence for Hit and Run what a load of bullshit.

Wonderful to see the antivax spongebrains all singin' off the same hymnsheet

Welcome to the Irish Judicial system SimonHarrisTD DeptJusticeIRL

She's a fine example of the cranks and grifters who moved swiftly from covid and masks to picking on poor refugees and asylum seekers. the next bus for them to jump on will be along soon I suppose,haters gonna hate.wonder what/who it will be against and how much it worth 2 them?

Cork grandmother, who cares

16wks at about €1,500 per week ! This mad woman should be made pay a contribution. These fools are costing the state a fortune !

But this is not news?

My new hero

Why label this dreadful woman just as a “ grandmother”. Roughly same age as me, I hope I am much more than the sum of my descendants . Anyway Racist troublemaker, attention seeker and total nutcase more accurate

16 months would have been better

Torn on this. I recall her many court appearances during the Pandemic,Admire the fact she sought answers re 🇺🇦 refugees this hotel but her comment's over the Top.16 wks very harsh albeit she's been in & out of court 4 years. Hospital,not prison might have been more appropriate

Fair play to her!!! If we had more like her in the dail ! Least she's not a sheep 🐑

Unbelievable! Rapists get lesser sentences! The courts in this land are a joke !!!!

Funny how the court knows about her previous convictions yet unvetted immigrants in our country......the irony

Article behind paywall, what did she do to Ukrainians?

What if they were unvetted economic emigrants? What if mask wearing was a ploy to make you get an untested dangerous jab? Would her jail time just serve to stop people voicing genuine concerns?

So no free speech in Ireland. Since when is speech abuse.

Keep her in there for the full 16 weeks, not process & release.

She's an Irish hero!!😇👏👏👏

Child molesters don't get that ffs.

Love it! 👏

What’s this “grandmother” shit, are we supposed to be somehow sorry for her?

I think that a free sightseeing holiday to Mariupol is in order ……..

What a wagon

Zelensky opened his prisons to make criminals fight and instead they deserted the army and are now living here in 4* accommodation Thugs Thieves Rapists Embezzlers Drug pushers Armed robbers Kiddy fiddlers All had the red carpet rolled out for them by Fine Gael. Well done !

And she thinks she's great. I hope she discovers what it feels like to be subjected to equally obnoxious verbal abuse while she's locked up.

Is she back inside again?

Has this lady not been up in court before and jailed, what’s going on, is she trying to save on her bills

Absolutely unreal!! Peados get suspended sentences..

Mise Éire: Sine mé ioná an Chailleach Bhéarra. Mór mo ghlóir: Mé do rug Cú Chulainn cróga. Mór mo náire: Mo chlann féin do dhíol a máthair. Mise Éire: Uaighnighe mé ioná an Chailleach Bhéarra. -Pádraig Mac Piarais.

Silly old bat!

This is the same woman who wouldn’t wear a mask during Covid!

Was she jailed before by any chance for something else. She looks familiar😂

I knew I recognised this “lady” from somewhere before the instant I saw her photograph before reading the accent. She must be thriving on this notoriety … I wouldn’t be if I were her. She’s not showing a great example to her grandchildren.

Is this the same woman who refused to wear a mask in shops during COVID?

head banging attention seeker

This guy only got 6 months

The state is going after anyone that speaks put against mirgrants or their woke agenda. Time for a massive gov change

Our mickey mouse courts think its the grannies that should be locked up not the rapists.

Standing up for beliefs is wrong think-btw-its her word versus the garda's-'had asked if those in the hotel had been vetted, as opposed to calling them rapists and criminals. Det Garda Whelton said: “No, I heard clearly”, says it all really

Drop the grandmother bit. She's an habitual crank and trouble maker..I do feel sorry for her grandchildren though

She's back

Herself and Eunuch could share a cell?

Yet illegal unvetted Albanian and other scumbags can stab people and cause havoc in city West and nothing happens, great justice system we have 🤡🤡

How many weeks did the Ukrainian man get for wielding a crossbow in a donagal town? Missed that report from yourselves? Would it not be classed as Threatening and intimidating behavior or maybe its OK for the locals to be on the end of it.

Attention seeking tramp

This is another new low by our mickey mouse justice system.

Seems a disturbed woman but there’s a lot worse avoiding jail

Rather than jailing senior citizens - I think the government of the Republic of Ireland needs to listen to its people instead of making war against their own people. The government and media elites are going down a fascist pathway.

Clearly crazy and deserves some sort of a punishment, but 4 months in prison seems a bit harsh h

she was right about the Masks

'known to Gardaí'

Keep her there. Hope she likes porridge.

Hero.

she did nothing wrong

Time for a Revolution in Ireland Facebook group strikes again. Thanks for everything Meta

“The court heard she had 13 previous convictions, including for repeated failure to comply with Covid regulations and more recently, similar incidents at the Munster Arms Hotel.” Eejit.

A nasty piece of work. She has some serious issues.

A very lenient Judge

How utterly unsurprising

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