Cork brother and sister charged with assaulting ISPCA inspector sent forward for trial

Books of evidence served on Tuesday on a 55-year-old man and his 54-year-old sister, who are both accused of assault causing harm to an ISPCA animal welfare inspector during an incident near their home in August last year

Case will be listed at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. Picture: Larry Cummins

Books of evidence was served on Tuesday on a 55-year-old man and his 54-year-old sister, who are both accused of assault causing harm to an ISPCA animal welfare inspector during an incident near their home in August last year.

On the application of Sergeant Gearóid Davis, the cases against Hugh O’Brien and Esther O’Brien, of Ballyanly, Inniscarra, Co Cork, on charges including assault causing harm to ISPCA animal welfare inspector, Caroline Faherty, at Ballyanly on August 19, 2025, contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, were sent forward from Cork District Court by Judge David Waters.

The matters will now be listed on the opening day of the next sessions of Cork Circuit Criminal Court commencing on October 27.

Eddie Burke, solicitor, represented both accused on Tuesday.