'The blood is up,' says judge as father and son charged with West Cork stabbing in 14-year feud

Bantry District Court heard that about 20 incidents had occurred over the last five years in relation to a dispute over a will

Father and co-accused Jerry Brennan Snr leaves Bantry Court. He acknowledged the charges were 'very serious'. Picture: Andy Gibson

A 77-year-old father and his 31-year-old son have been denied bail after they were charged with assaulting two family members who required emergency surgery at Cork University Hospital (CUH) over the weekend.

Garda Jonathan O’Donovan told a special sitting of Bantry District Court in Co Cork on Monday afternoon that a feud has been ongoing for 14 years between a mother, father and their three sons in Dunmanway, Co Cork. It relates to a will and the distribution of property at Ballyhalwick townland in Dunmanway.