'Of course I did' - Man who admitted assaulting Cork bus driver convicted in his absence

The defendant failed to show up for the case against him at Cork District Court

The bus driver told the court: “He squared up to me. He hit me in the face with his right hand to the left side of my face." File picture: Larry Cummins

A Bus Eireann driver was assaulted by a passenger in Ballincollig and when a man fitting the description of the assailant was asked on the night if he carried out the assault he replied: “Of course I did". 

35-year-old John Long who is living at a Simon Community facility called J&A on Anglesea Street, Cork, failed to show up for the case against him at Cork District Court.