Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The State came to a standstill with disgust and disbelief last week when a member of the Defence Forces walked free from court following the brutal assault on Natasha O'Brien. Another man had his career protected while another woman was failed by the State. I am glad to see the DPP has appealed the sentence. I do not want to give the Ceann Comhairle a heart attack or anything like that but the ruling was given by the Judiciary. While it is really welcome that the DPP is looking at it again, the fact that a spokesperson for the Defence Forces was in the court is something we have to look at. People were revolted by the fact that a senior officer gave a glowing account of Mr. Crotty's service record. I believe that is something that-----

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