A criminal who previously escaped Garda custody from a courthouse was rearrested while celebrating his release from jail.
William Reilly appeared in court again after going on a booze-bender.
Reilly, aged 26, was stopped by Gardai in Letterkenny, Co Donegal after downing too many Jagerbombers, according to his solicitor.
Reilly, who has 43 previous convictions, was acting aggressively and was intoxicated after being put out of the Warehouse Bar in Letterkenny.
He had previously been on the run after giving Gardai the slip in January.
Still wearing handcuffs, he managed to jump a barrier at the courthouse and flee.
He hid in a nearby Garda shed before fleeing the area despite an extensive search by Gardai.
He was caught in a car a number of weeks later during a routine Garda checkpoint at Castlefin on March 10th and returned to prison.
Reilly appeared at Letterkenny District Court following the incident on July 8th at 3.30am, just a day after being released from Castlerea Prison.
Solicitor Patsy Gallagher said his client came before the court for all the wrong reasons.
“He was highly intoxicated after appearing to have been put out of the bar earlier.
“He was drinking Jaggerbombers and he has very little recollection of what happened on the night,” he said.
Judge Paul Kelly adjourned the case until December 7th for a probation report with a view to doing community service.