Man fined €500 for assaulting daughter during ‘Glenroe’

A €500 fine has been imposed on a 73-year-old man who indecently assaulted his teenage daughter over 31 years ago on a big night of the TV series Glenroe — the marriage of Biddy and Miley.

Defence solicitor, Frank Buttimer, submitted in mitigation yesterday at Cork District Court: “It is at the lowest end of the offending scale. It goes back to 1986 and there is nothing before or since.”

Judge Aingil Ní Chondúin did not comment on the case yesterday except to say, “Convict and fine €500, three months to pay.”