'Highly intoxicated' Cork man attacked teen with hurleys in Mallow

Youth, who was working at the time, was carrying a mattress which he used to protect himself

The attack happened on O'Brien St, Mallow, Co Cork. File Picture: Larry Cummins

A Cork man who attacked a teenager with two hurling sticks and also swung them at gardaí while “highly intoxicated” was released from Cork Prison after he pleaded guilty to three offences on Tuesday.

Neil O’Rahilly struck at the 17-year-old with a hurling stick on September 29, 2023, at O’Brien St, Mallow.