Ex-fisherman avoids jail after slashing man in face with glass

A former fisherman asked a group of people socialising in Schull, Co Cork, "is this the faggot convention?" and when one of the party replied "It must be since you’re here," the fisherman slashed him across the face with a glass scarring him.

That was the scenario and alleged exchange of words that occurred, according to Garda John Dowling at Cork Circuit Criminal Court yesterday.

Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin imposed an 18-month suspended jail sentence on Aenges O’Donovan, who pleaded guilty to a charge of assault causing harm to a man in his mid-20s, Daniel O’Callaghan.