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LOSS OF A LEGEND ‘Judges need more gender based training’ THE suspended sentence received by Ardnacrusha woman beater Cathal Crotty has been criticised locally. Twenty-two year year old Cathal Crotty of Parkroe Heights, Ardnacrusha, Co Clare, left Natasha O’Brien with a broken nose, bruising, nightmares and panic attacks following the attack on O’Connell Street in Limerick on May 29, 2022. His three year jail sentence was suspended in full. Crotty faces an internal investigation and may be discharged from the Defence Forces as a result of the verdict. Clare TD Violet Anne Wynne (IND) has claimed that the suspended sentence received by Crotty for his unprovoked attack is indicative of a deeper
problem in the Irish judiciary system. Deputy Wynne said the independence of the judiciary is to be praised, but she criticised the lack of training in domestic, sexual and gender based violence among judges. “Cathal Crotty grew up in this county believing his behaviour was acceptable for someone paid and trained to protect our country. We must prove him – and every person like him – wrong, as a matter of utmost priority,” she added. Meanwhile, The Limerick Leader reported on Tuesday that planned tributes for retiring Judge Tom O’Donnell have been cancelled.
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l Legendary GAA commentator Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh visited Lisdoonvarna as an ambassador for the An Post Rás in 2014. Pictured are a race official, race finish co-ordinator Billy Archbold and Brendan Cusack with Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh Photo courtesy of Brendan Cusack