'The woman I was supposed to be died that night' — Alanna Quinn Idris tells sentencing

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Alanna Quinn Idris has lost vision permanently in one eye and is likely to need a prosthetic replacement, according to a medical report submitted to court. Picture: Paddy Cummins

An 18-year-old woman who was blinded in one eye in an organised attack by a gang of four youths has told a court that her confidence and her chance of having a normal life have been destroyed.

Alanna Quinn Idris took to the stand at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Wednesday to outline the ongoing impact on her life of the attack on December 30, 2021.