Cork man convicted of assault says victim was 'away with the fairies'

Judge Marian O’Leary convicted Tony McCormick on the charge of assault causing harm.

 A 32-year-old man who denied assaulting an ex-partner of his girlfriend claimed he did not even know the man who was “away with the fairies” to be identifying him as the attacker.

Sentencing of Tony McCormick, of St Vincent’s hostel, Anglesea Terrace, Cork, was adjourned for a victim impact statement to be prepared by the injured party, John McCarthy of Passage West.