Addict spared jail for punching Cork bus driver in the face

Accused given suspended sentence as he is undergoing treatment for drugs 

The bus station on Parnell Place in Cork city where the driver was assaulted. Picture: Larry Cummins

A bus driver was followed to the bus station on Parnell Place in Cork and when he turned around to see the man behind him he was punched in the face.

Gary O’Halloran, 40, of Cork Simon Community, shouted: “You hit my friend,” and he then proceeded to punch the bus driver, striking him in the nose and mouth.