Flight from hell on Ryanair as drunk travellers returning from Irish wake down cans of Guinness, urinate on the floor and injure a passenger

The McDonagh family were on a flight from Dublin to London

One of them urinated on the floor after not making it to the toilet

Michael McDonagh stood shouting he hit a woman dashed down the aisle



Michael McDonagh and his family caused drunken chaos on a flight to Stansted Airport from a funeral in Dublin

An Irish family downed cans of Guinness, urinated on the floor and and fell into as passenger on the return flight from a wake in Dublin.



The McDonagh family were on a Ryanair flight to London Stansted when they caused drunken chaos on board, Highbury Magistrates Court heard.

Father-of-two Michael McDonagh, 28, and his family produced their own cans of Guinness after they boarded and several were confiscated by flight attendants.



He and ten of his traveller relatives were in ‘high spirits’ at the departure lounge and caused numerous problems for staff and other passengers.

One member of the McDonagh clan tumbled into another passenger when he ran down the aisle of the packed aircraft.



Another went to the use the toilet but succeeded only in urinating all over the floor .

Prosecutor Penny Ferguson said: ‘This occurred on 13 March this year.



‘The defendant and a number of his family members were on a Ryanair flight to London (Stansted) which landed at around 6pm.



‘There were a number of problems due to noisy behaviour.



‘The group refused to stay seated and got up, were singing and drinking cans of Guinness.



‘They were causing a nuisance.’



At one stage the family were causing such a disturbance that the pilot ordered the rest of the passengers to fasten their safety belts.



Michael McDonagh, an out-of-work mechanic, had stood shouting in the middle of the aircraft before he dashed down the aisle and hitting a woman passenger.



‘The defendant was moving at speed,’ said Miss Ferguson.

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The McDonagh family were on a Ryanair flight to London Stansted when they caused trouble on board, Highbury Magistrates Court heard

‘It (the injury) was caused by the reckless behaviour of the defendant who had been drinking but was not drunk.

‘The aircraft landed at Stansted, police officers had been called and the defendant was identified by staff on board.’



McDonagh had switched seats and changed his clothes in an attempt to prevent police spotting him.



The victim had to undergo months of physiotherapy for a sprained shoulder.



McDonagh has a number of previous convictions including a public disorder offence in August last year.



His cousin, Patrick McDonagh, 44, was fined £178 for urinating on the aircraft.



He was drunk when he relieved himself on the floor of the toilet.

McDonagh had switched seats and changed his clothes in an attempt to prevent police spotting him (file photo)

Kalsoom Shah, defending, said: ‘On the day of the offence Mr McDonagh and a number of family members were making their way back to the UK from Dublin where they had attended the funeral of a very young child of a cousin.



‘The party was boisterous but not aggressive.



‘Mr McDonagh states that although he had a number of drinks he recalls what happened and accepts that due to his actions the complainant received an injury.



‘He didn’t behave in an aggressive or violent manner and he is remorseful for the injury caused.’



She said McDonagh has a drink problem and has admitted that he needs help.



Michael McDonagh, of Glendish Road, Tottenham, north London, previously pleaded guilty to recklessly or negligently endangering an aircraft or person in an aircraft.

