Drunk driver jailed for death of young boy appeals against sentence

A drunk driver jailed for the death of a four-year-old boy was sentenced “as an example" to the wider community "rather than an individual”, his lawyers have submitted to the Court of Appeal.

Drunk driver jailed for death of young boy appeals against sentence

A drunk driver jailed for the death of a four-year-old boy was sentenced “as an example" to the wider community "rather than an individual”, his lawyers have submitted to the Court of Appeal.

Finbarr O'Rourke (aged 41), of Laurel Drive, Portlaoise, Co Laois, had pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Ciarán Treacy (4) at Ballymorris, Portarlington on April 17, 2014.

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