Man withdraws appeal after telling court it 'wouldn’t make a difference'
A man who was convicted of using threatening or abusive behaviour at the GPO in Dublin has withdrawn his appeal, telling a court that he had other convictions and that it “wouldn’t make a difference”.
Gerry Carrick (52) told the court that he wished to withdraw the appeal as he is currently serving a jail sentence for a separate matter.
Carrick, with an address in Knowth Court, Poppintree, Dublin 11, was convicted in the District Court of using threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour or words in a public place on January 21, 2026 at the GPO on O’Connell Street, contrary to section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act, 1994
He was sentenced to two months imprisonment.
Today, Carrick told the District Court Appeals Court that he had other convictions and that it “wouldn’t make a difference”.
Carrick’s case was only listed for mention today, not for hearing.
Judge Ronan Munro told him that by striking out the appeal, the Carrick would begin serving his sentence while in custody. He said that it “sounds like it won’t make a blind bit of difference”.
The judge mentioned that he was effectively imposing a custodial sentence without legal representation but said it seemed to him that Carrick knew what he was doing.
He said that in those circumstances, he would strike out the appeal and affirm the orders of the District Court.
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