bsc crying in court -wwwwwwwwwwwahhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaa:grin: 
Four Dublin football fans jailed in Derry
Four Dublin football supporters who travelled to Derry on Tuesday night for the eircom League Cup final between Derry City and Bohemians, were today jailed for three months when they admitted their involvement in disturbances outside a city centre pub an hour before the cup final started.
Jailing the four, Resident Magistrate Barney McElholm described their actions as âoutrageous thuggeryâ.
Those jailed for three months were Evan Kane (20), a student from 205, Upper Dorset Street, Dublin, Francis OâReilly (29), a local authority employee from 4 Clonturk Park, Dublin, Gavin James Hanly (22), a security company employee from 86, McKee Park, Dublin and Brian Shannon (20), of 7, Ventry Drive, Cabra.
All four pleaded guilty to a charge of riotous behaviour at the Tavern Bar, situated on the edge of the loyalist Fountain Estate. OâReilly, Hanly and Shannon also pleaded guilty to a charge of causing up to 3,000 of criminal damage to the bar.
The four, who declined legal representation when they appeared in court, were among seven men arrested following the disturbances. Three other men were all released unconditionally having stayed Tuesday night in the cells in Derryâs police headquarters at Strand Road. A Public Prosecution Service solicitor told the court that the four had earlier been drinking in another bar before they entered the Tavern Bar. Once inside the premises, they shouted âUp The Raâ and smashed three windows, damaged items of furniture and assaulted two women. âThe incidents outside the bar were recorded by a nearby CCTV.device and, after it was examined by the police, the defendants were identified and arrested by the police after the matchâ, he said.
All four declined to address the court before they were sentenced. The Magistrate said he was told that they chanted sectarian slogans during the disturbances.
He said: "This must have been a very frightening experience for the customers and staff. I view this as an extremely serious offence. We, for a long time in this part of the country, have had to put up with violence and now, just at a time when we at last seem to be dragging ourselves out of it, you four arrive from Dublin.
âThis bar in London Street on the cityside has unfortunately been attacked in the past for sectarian reasons. The courts are obliged to protect all of the people of this city. I sentence each of you to three months imprisonment because this sort of behaviour demands an immediate custodial sentence,â he said.
When the sentences were passed, two of the four defendants wept in the dock. All four then asked to instead be allowed to pay compensation and restitution to the bar owner, Kingsley Curry, who was in court for the hearing.
The Resident Magistrate then asked Mr. Curry if he wanted a chance to recover money from the four or did he want the punishment already imposed.
âPunishment, I will take the lossâ, Mr. Curry replied.
The Magistrate then replied: âThat is fair enough, the sentences standâ.
