A 24-year-old Carlow man has apologised for his actions on a night out in Glenties, Co Donegal, which were described in court as being "like a rampage from the wild west".
Letterkenny Circuit Court was told that Mr Dowling drank pints and shorts and also took a half a gram of cocaine. He became very intoxicated, he was agitated, aggressive, and loud and was "making a nuisance of himself". Witnesses said that he had been extremely intoxicated but "straightened himself up" and "was like a soldier marching up the main street".
Det Jennings said that at one point Mr Dowling made a sudden movement and he thought he was reaching for his rifle to shoot at Det Carter but he stumbled and they rushed at him, disarming him and putting him under arrest. Mr Smyth said his client perpetrated a "reckless act of tyranny against the community and the gardaí who were trying to protect them and he is very remorseful".
Dirt of him
Not a good week for people from Carlow. Between shooting up a town in Donegal and claiming a dead man’s pension. What next?
Some ignorant comments. The fact that the armed response didn’t have to return fire is a positive. No one injured and that idiot was arrested without getting himself or someone else shot! Being unarmed and fired a upon would not be easy to manage! Well done Garda.
That would have been some hangover... 🤢🤢
padgo_daly
RyanHargan let's go hunting
Killing deer, innocent animals.☹
Guards out on the sick? Thats what your trained for!
If he was Muslim he would be callee a terrorist.
Alright.
Two years for this case to be heard. Two fcukin years.
If he'd had dark skin they'd have shot him without a thought.
That’s alright then. Out of bail after a shooting rampage. The criminal justice system has become unhinged from its core responsibility of public protection.
2 to the head in the states, he'd just be another number.
And he’s out on bail? Some pull there, ye boyo!
George Nkencho didnt get the same treatment. I wonder why.....
Does he play a bit of GAA
Is he from a good family
Guards have being diagnosed with ptsd... Suuure ye have, shower of wasters 😂
Does anyone go to jail in this country?
Always the ones who look like they wouldn’t hurt a fly 😬
Some town sir
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Lock him up for a few years,he can never get a gun licence again. Pay for damages to the car and houses he damaged. Charge for possession of cocaine. Throw the book at him. The damage he could have done, so a little more than a wrap on the wrist for this lad
Carlow boys are at it again 😂⚰️
How is he not on remand ?
Why does he and others like him want to slaughter beautiful innocent deer? They don't need the deer meat to survive do they? Besides, why does Donegal allow this backward, disgusting, wanton cruelty? greenparty_ie PearseDoherty AnimalRightsCom
Weird that the gards managed to disarm him, unlike George Nkencho who didn't have a rifle.
At least 15 years is needed , a pure scumbag look at the cut of him turning up to court
BicPrendergast what is going on in Carlow lad?
Throw book at him.
Lol
Carlow man 💪 was getting in some target practice ahead of the Russian invasion 🙈 Glenties Donegal
Stephen Dowling's day: Kill defenceless deer ✅ Make a pig of himself in the pub ✅ Ram a load of coke he lined a drug dealer's pocket with up his nose ✅ Wreck a street and leave the town's people traumatized ✅ Probably won't see the inside of a prison.
iamkey era, not a great week for Carlow in the media this week tbf
RTÉ will never have the most perfect opportunity to use the word rambunctious ever again. Blew it.
Irelands Rittenhouse!
Contender for worst case of waking up with the fear ever!
Rick James' immortal words come to mind
🤣🤣🤣 Mr Dowling had an “eventful night”. I bet he was in trouble when got home!!
Easy claim....
mariaflan Ahh sure he’s sorry. Carlow in the news again Here’s a classic from Liam & the lads but definitely nothing to do w similar activities
So the armed support didn't return fire when fired upon?
Long prison sentence, banned from ever holding a gun licence.This could have been the scene of a massacre.I think it was his drunken state stopped him from actually hitting & killing people.
Feb 2020 and only in court today ? I’d say a suspended sentence could be coming
Despicable behaviour which should be reflected in the (custodial) sentence.
He should have been arrested for arriving in Glenties with that haircut.
ReflectingMan PrivateerActual
The head of a lunatic on him.
Hey, leave us out of this!
padraigloftus_ be you down in Ballymoe beard fair next DylanLofty what you reckon
In another country, he'd have been shot by the authorities. How does this guy have a legally-held rifle?
I’m surprised the Gardai didn’t shoot him. A dangerous lunatic.
How did he get bail?
PTSD 🤣🤣🤣
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