Ex-partner of Sinn Féin MEP Kathleen Funchion appeals severity of sentence on harassment charges

Seán Tyrrell was given a four-month custodial sentence, with a separate four-month jail term suspended for two years

Kathleen Funchion read a victim impact statement to the court, saying Tyrrell 'always had to control the narrative and relationship”. File picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins 

A judge has agreed to seek a probation report following the appeal of a four-month prison sentence given to the former partner of Sinn Féin MEP Kathleen Funchion under Coco's Law.

In April, Seán Tyrrell, of 31 Cypress Grove, Loughboy, Kilkenny, was given a four-month custodial sentence, with a separate four-month jail term suspended for two years, for offences under Section 4 of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020.