by Andrew Carey
THE casual attire of Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary might suit his work environment but, according to Judge James O’Donohoe, it doesn’t fit in with the decorum of Limerick Circuit Court.
The judge gave a lesson in sartorial elegance to an Limerick architect during a licensing application made by the directors of the Curragower Bar on Clancy Strand.
Solicitor Gearoid McGann told the court that his client, Brian Murphy had renovated two small houses alongside the bar and was applying to have the area of the site covered by his existing liquor licence.
Architect Noel Kerley approached the witness box and after taking the oath from Court Registrar Dermot Hinchy, he was asked by Judge O’Donohoe if he had neck tie.
Mr Kerley, who was neatly dressed in a navy blazer and sky blue shirt with navy piping on the trim said, “no judge, I don’t I’m sorry”.
“Well, you will have to go and get one. This is not a Ryanair type of show that we are running here. We care from proper decorum in court”, Judge O’Donohue remarked.
Returning moments later, Mr Kerley, armed with the maps outlining the licensing extensions sought, was impeccably decked out in a fetching navy tie with diagonal white and red stripes.
“Now, that’s better”, Judge O’Donohue remarked as he granted the application.
