Arrest warrant issued for Donegal based actor Gerard McSorley

A judge has ordered the arrest of screen actor Gerard McSorley after he failed to turn up to court yesterday to face a breach of the peace charge.
The 63-year-old who is originally from Omagh, but has an address in Bunbeg, had been arrested earlier this month and was charged at a Dublin Garda station.
The theatre, television and film actor, who famously played the role of crime boss John Gilligan in the hit film Veronica Guerin, was given station bail to appear at Dublin District Court yesterday and when his case was called a Garda sergeant furnished Judge Hugh O’Donnell with a certificate with the details of Mr McSorley’s arrest, charge and cautioning.
Judge O’Donnell noted that there was no appearance by the defendant and issued a bench warrant for his arrest.
McSorley is accused of engaging in threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour at St Stephen’s Green, on November 6 last.
The offence on conviction can carry a possible three-month sentence or a fine.
The actor has appeared in a string of hit films including Omagh, War Horse and Angela’s Ashes.