Gun victim targetted by online abuse

The mother of a young girl who survived a gunshot wound to the neck has pleaded for a housing transfer after her daughter was subjected to vile online threats and abuse a day after a man was jailed for the attack.

Ciara Sheehan’s mother, Susan O’Mahony, has spoken out publicly about the torrent of abuse her daughter has suffered after Gavin Sheehan was sentenced to 11 years in jail for the shooting. “I just want a bit of peace and quiet. I want to take my daughter away from here where she recover, so we can recover, so she can do normal things,” Ms O’Mahony told Neil Prendeville on RedFM.

“We keep ourselves to ourselves. We want to start fresh — surely we deserve a bit of peace and quiet.”