Fermoy man avoids jail for sexually assaulting woman after invading her home

Donal Quirke pleaded guilty to a charge of sexually assaulting the young woman at her home, physically assaulting her boyfriend and trespassing in the house. File image

A 44-year-old man who invaded the home of a 20-year-old woman to sexually assault her and tell her she would wake up beside him avoided a jail sentence today.

Donal Quirke of Beech Walk, Clann Ard, Fermoy, County Cork, was sentenced to two years which Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin suspended on condition that he would stay away from the victim and keep the peace.