Suspended term for man who faked photo

A man tried to intimidate a former president of Muintir na Tíre by presenting him with a fake “photograph” of the community leader with a semi-naked young girl.

Peter McGrath, aged 57 of Barronstown, Tipperary, previously pleaded guilty to the attempted coercion of Martin Quinn, aged 53, from Tipperary town.

McGrath was given an 18-month suspended prison sentence yesterday when the case came before Clonmel Circuit Criminal Court.