West Cork village 'in absolute fear' of possible return of man jailed for string of incidents

A solicitor said the fear was if Mr Curley was released on bail he would return to Castletownshend and “God only knows what would happen”

Ian Curley (left) being led into the Court House in Skibbereen last month for causing criminal damage in Castletownshend whilst already released on bail for similar offences in the village. Photo: Andrew Harris

People in the West Cork village of Castletownshend are living “in absolute fear” over the possibility of a man jailed for a string of incidents there coming back to the area.

Ian Curley, 54 and of James House in Castletownshend, was appearing before the circuit court to appeal the severity of earlier sentences handed down in connection with incidents in the area, with a view to accessing psychiatric treatment in hospital.