A former Christian Brother jailed for indecently assaulting three boys at a secondary school in Cork in the 1980s and 1990s has been returned to jail following an appeal.

A former Christian Brother at Cork’s North Mon, who was due to be sentenced for sex assault, attempted suicide in the early hours of yesterday.

A former Christian Brother on trial for indecently assaulting four boys at the North Monastery secondary school in Cork in the 1980’s told investigating gardaí that he took an overdose in 2010, it emerged yesterday.