A woman who was too drunk to stand when gardaí found her on a city street had been drinking a huge amount of alcohol to deal with a previous drug problem, a court heard.
Winnie Joyce (36) was given the benefit of the Probation Act at Dublin District Court when she was found guilty of public intoxication.
Joyce, of no fixed address, had pleaded not guilty but did not appear in court for the hearing of her case.
A garda said in evidence he was on beat patrol on Henry Street at 10.45am on June 8 when he found Joyce in an extremely intoxicated state.