Farrell: I had to leave my home

Marie Farrell yesterday told a High Court jury she decided to leave her home in Schull after Garda intimidation of her children.

“My children were being punished because I was no longer prepared to toe the Garda line,” an emotional Marie Farrell told the court.

She became upset when saying Garda Anthony Finn had called one of her sons a “bastard” on the street. After she made a complaint, Garda Finn called to her home with another garda and apologised and said it would not happen again, she said.