Mobile library van was pelted with eggs

An 18 year old Rathfriland man who pelted a mobile library van with eggs and rocked the vehicle while terrified library staff were inside, has been told his behaviour was “outrageous”.

Appearing before Banbridge Magistrates Court was Ryan Nathan McGivern from Manor Heights.

District Judge Mr Paul Copeland was told that unemployed McGivern’s behaviour was borne not out of malice but rather boredom.

Mr Copeland adjourned the case for a pre-sentence report with a view to McGivern carrying out community service.

The court heard how on 18 February last year, library staff in Rathfriland contacted police to report a number of young people causing a disturbance.

The mobile library was in the public car park at Rathfriland Community Centre when the young people approached.

Library staff asked them to leave but they became verbally abusive before leaving. However, they came back and pelted the bus with eggs. A member of the public avoided being struck with an egg and quickly reported the incident to police.