When the boy came to about 10 seconds later, 40-year-old Cathal O’Connor was still punching him, according to evidence heard at O’Connor’s sentence hearing at SligoCircuitCriminal Court on Friday.
Sligo Rovers' steady upturn in form continued as goals from Will Fitzgerald and Cian Kavanagh saw the Bit O'Red pick up their third win on the spin, beating in-form Dundalk at the Showgrounds... Sligo Rovers.
Teenage boys who were punched, headbutted and threatened by a businessman in Sligo have said they have suffered significantly as a result of the ordeal they endured, a court has heard.