A judge said Christina Dowie "put on an Oscar winning performance" during her fake calls
a court heard.
Judge Patrick Durcan made the comment about 47-year-old Christina Dowie after finding her guilty of making a false report of rape in two phone calls to the emergency services on March 18 last year.
Judge Durcan imposed a suspended six month jail term on Ms Dowie, saying her actions on the night were "reprehensible".
She made the calls in order for Irish police to give a lift back to her home in Shannon from Sixmilebridge - five miles away.
He said: “All she wanted was to use the Garda as a cheap mode of transport.”