Suspended sentence after unprovoked attack on young couple in Cork city centre

A man who had just attended a religious meeting in Cork could not explain why he carried out an unprovoked assault on a couple.

Michael O’Riordan, of 19 Glendale Grove, Glasheen, Cork, pleaded guilty to assaulting the young man and woman and engaging in threatening behaviour on October 30, 2016.

Frank Buttimer, solicitor, said the defendant had paid significant compensation to the injured parties and was anxious to avoid a criminal conviction for the offences.