Jail for glass attack on man’s eye

A young man’s right eyeball was lacerated in a glass attack on a Christmas night out. Yesterday the assailant was sentenced to three years in prison, with the last two years suspended.

Jordan O’Donovan, of 20 Willow Bank, Fairhill, Cork, who had no previous convictions, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault causing serious harm to Mark Flynn.

The injured party, who was offered €6,000 compensation by O’Donovan, said through Detective Garda Colin Greenway that he was not interested in taking it.