Anger and shock remain as town divides over sentence

BUSINESS continued as usual in the busy East Cork town of Midleton, but in cafes and restaurants faces were buried in newspapers as people pored over coverage of a case that has clearly divided the town.

People said there was “an air of disbelief” following on from Majella Holohan’s dramatic victim impact statement about the death of her son Robert.

As Wayne O’Donoghue’s solicitor Frank Buttimer took to the national airwaves, people didn’t know who to believe.