Cork man involved in feud between two families wins sentence appeal after 'tensions subsided'

Accused men, who were caught with slash-hooks, knives, pikes, crow-bars and hurleys in May last year, have jail sentences suspended

Jim Keenan had his four-month jail term suspended at Cork Circuit Appeals Court
while Michael Keenan had his eight months increased to 10 months but this was also suspended. Picture: Larry Cummins 

Two men appealing jail terms for their part in a feud between two families on the streets of Cork — where they were caught with a truck loaded with weapons — have succeeded in their appeals as the judge imposed suspended sentences instead.

The appeal was adjourned from January to see how matters between the families would proceed.