Alice Fawsett

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The Judge said there were no aggravating factors, such as sppeding or drink, involved in the case.
Grieving mother forgives truck driver who killed her son

A grieving mother told a truck driver who killed her son that she hoped he never experiences the death of one of his own children – before telling him(...)

A man has been sentenced to three years in prison at Cork Circuit Criminal Court for setting fire to his family home following a row. Photograph: Google Street View
Man jailed for setting fire to family home after argument

A man who set fire to his family home after a row, causing more than €200,000 worth of damage, has been jailed for three years. Anthony Hayes (35) p(...)

Judge Gerard O’Brien said the accused had limited appreciation of the seriousness of events until very late in the day even though he had pleaded guilty to the offence
Man jailed for sex assault on teenager in car in Cork

A man who sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl in a car parked in a field and then dumped her semi-naked at the side of the road near her home has b(...)

Garda Brendan Cahill told the court that investigators believed there was no excessive speed involved, but that the driver had lost control of the vehicle. Photograph: Julien Behal/PA Wire
Suspended sentence for driver who caused girl’s death

A teenager has been given a two-year suspended jail sentence after he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of an eight-year-old girl (...)

The pig producer pleaded guilty to failing to prevent his herd from engaging in cannibalism.
Cork farmer allowed pigs eat each other alive

A pig producer has pleaded guilty to animal welfare offences including causing suffering to his pigs by failing to treat or euthanise them after they (...)