A 66 year old grandmother who spent a month in prison for her repeated refusal to wear masks in shops has received her seventh conviction for breaching the Covid 19 regulations.
Margaret Buttimer of The Cottage, St Fintan's Road, Bandon today appeared before Bandon District Court in connection with failing to wear a mask in Supervalu Shopping Centre in the town on October 21st last.
Dwayne Hunt, who is the manager of Supervalu in Bandon said that he was alerted to the fact that Ms Buttimer wasn't wearing a mask at the tills on the morning of October 21st.
Gardaí were called to the scene where Garda Paul Gleeson again asked Buttimer to don a mask. She refused and was arrested.
Buttimer's solicitor Plunkett Taaff, said that his client was set to receive an MRI scan following a suggestion of a psychiatric disorder from consultant psychiatrist,. Dr Eleanor Mullan.
The case was adjourned until December 16th to facilitate the taking place and analysis of the scan.
Judge McNulty of Bandon District Court said Ms Buttimer has to keep the peace and commit no further offences whilst she is on bail pending her December court appearance.
