Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan has been fined £4,690 (€6,000) for head-butting and spitting on a police officer after an alleged air rage incident.
The artist was arrested at Shannon Airport in Ireland in November 2014 following a disturbance on a flight from New York.
O'Riordan admitted four offences, including three assaults and obstructing a police officer, after being taken off the Aer Lingus plane.
As she was arrested, the star, who was diagnosed as suffering from bipolar disorder after the incident, told officers she was an "icon" and the Queen of Limerick.
Medical reports given to the court showed she had been suffering mania and was mentally ill when the incident occurred.
At Ennis District Court, Judge Patrick Durcan said it would be unfair to impose a criminal conviction on the Cranberries star.
"Let me be utterly clear that the defendant is not being treated any differently than anyone else," he said.
The judge asked for the money to be paid to a charity which helps prisoners ahead of their release from jail.
Leaving the courthouse supported by her mother, Eileen, one of her brothers and her solicitor, O'Riordan urged other people suffering from mental illness to "reach out for help".
"I don't really have much to say, just that I'm glad it's over," she said.
"I want to thank the doctors that helped me to get back to my health mentally.
"I'm very good today, very positive about this coming year.
"I have a couple of albums coming out and I'm going to go back to work."
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