Former barrister jailed for assaulting garda over order

A 72-year-old former barrister was jailed yesterday on a charge of assault causing harm to a member of An Garda Síochána.

John O’Donnell, formerly of Ballymagooly, Mallow, Co Cork, who was recently living in London, appealed the severity of a six-month jail term imposed on him on a charge of assault causing harm to Garda Cathal Sugrue on September 16, 2013, at Ballymagooly House.

Judge David Riordan, who heard the appeal at Cork Circuit Appeals Court, yesterday imposed a sentence of six months, with the last four months suspended.