'He always gave them a fair hearing':  Tributes as long-serving Cork judge retires

Mitchelstown native Terence Finn has served on the bench for nearly three decades

Judge Terence Finn, a Mitchelstown native who retired yesterday after a sitting of Youghal District Court and a twenty-seven year career. He is pictured with his wife Frances and son Kieran. Picture Dan Linehan

Tributes have been paid following the retirement of long-serving district court judge, Terence Finn.

Judge Finn, 69, from Mitchelstown in north Cork, heard his final cases in Youghal District Court on Friday after a 27-year career on the bench.