Former Cork Fianna Fáil councillor charged with harassment of young woman

Joseph O’Donovan, 47, was charged with the harassment of a young woman on three dates between July 30, 2022, and August 6, 2022, at a restaurant in Cork City

Joseph O'Donovan at Cork District Court, Anglesea Street, Cork, on Wednesday. Picture: Dan Linehan

A former Fianna Fáil councillor has appeared in court charged with the harassment of a young woman in Cork City.

Joseph O’Donovan, 47, with an address at Melvindale House, Coolowen, Blarney, Co Cork, and who was formerly known as Gary O’Flynn, has now been ordered to stay out of Cork City and observe a night-time curfew after he was released on bail, with a number of conditions.