Wickow man (67) drove away with Lidl manager on bonnet of car after checkout row

‘It was one of those occasions where the red mist descended when it shouldn’t have,’ said judge

The Lidl store in Wicklow town. Photo: Google Earth

Seán McCárthaigh

A retired tradesman has avoided prison over an incident in a Wicklow supermarket car park in which he drove a short distance with a store manager on his vehicle’s bonnet following a row at a checkout.

Thomas O’Connor (67) of Two Mile House, Ballinteskin, Co Wicklow, pleaded guilty to a charge of endangerment over the incident at the Lidl supermarket on Rathnew Road, Co Wicklow on July 3, 2023, contrary to Section 13 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.