'What he did to me was inhumane. All I can do is wish him well': Cork man on life after acid attack 

Adapting to a new life after a horrific incident came with extra difficulty for Francis Costello

Francis Costello: 'I don’t focus on what I lost anymore. I still have a great life ahead of me. Nothing material out there is ever going to give me the life I need. My life is very simple now and that’s the way I want it.' Pictures: David Creedon

A father who lost his eye after an ex-girlfriend’s partner attacked him with corrosive liquid revealed he is undergoing treatment for alcoholism linked to the horrific assault.

Francis Costello, from Ballyphehane in Cork City, broke his silence on the severe mental trauma he has endured in the year since his attacker’s sentencing on November 20, 2023.