Christenings now a 'sacrament of drinking,' says judge as he jails two Cork men for early morning assault

Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin told the court: “A christening at five o’clock in the morning. What were they doing – waiting for the confirmation?"

A judge said christenings have now become a "sacrament of drinking" after hearing how a young Italian man was attacked by three men, who had just left a christening party, as he waited for a lift to work at 5.30am.

The victim was just starting life in Cork at the time of the attack.