Woman sexually assaulted in home

A Kerryman who broke into the home of a vulnerable woman and sexually assaulted her before stealing money will be sentenced next week at the Central Criminal Court.

Shane Fitzgerald, aged 26, wrote a letter to the court in which he said: “I am the first to agree I deserve a custodial sentence.”

He said he could not believe what he had done but was ready to address his issues such as drink, drugs and anger management so nothing like this would happen again.