Cork man jailed for abusing Asian staff at McDonald’s

A 37‑year‑old man from Mayfield, Cork, has been sentenced to five months in prison for verbally abusing Asian staff at a McDonald’s on Winthrop Street and for a series of other offences.

Antonio Arundel, of 54 Shannon Lawn, pleaded guilty to engaging in threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour after gardaí responded to a disturbance on 2 August. Sergeant Gearóid Davis reported that Arundel shouted the staff were “f***ing yellow” and threatened the gardaí, saying he would “finish” them.

He was also found guilty of shoplifting alcohol from a Centra on Oliver Plunkett Street on 23 October and from a Spar on MacCurtain Street on 7 January, as well as threatening and abusive drunken behaviour on Paul Street on 25 June, when families were present.

Defence solicitor Shane Collins Daly acknowledged Arundel’s long‑standing alcohol problems but said there was no excuse for his conduct. Judge David Waters described the McDonald’s incident as “above and beyond abusing staff” and imposed the cumulative five‑month sentence.

Source: Irish Examiner. Photo: Bingqian Li / Pexels.