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flag Former Cork councillor Gary O’Flynn gets 9-month suspended sentence for harassing waitress in 2022.

flag Joseph O'Donovan, a former Cork city councillor known as Gary O’Flynn, received a nine-month suspended jail sentence for harassing a 25-year-old waitress in 2022. flag The court heard he made repeated unwanted advances, including kissing her hand and telling her, “I’m a kind of a stalker.” Despite claiming his actions were harmless flirting, the victim described feeling terrified. flag Judge Mary Dorgan suspended the sentence, imposing an 18-month probation bond, a no-contact order, a two-year alcohol ban, and mandatory victim awareness programs. flag O'Donovan, who has a prior criminal record and an autism diagnosis, paid €1,500 in compensation and attended alcohol treatment. flag Breaching any condition could result in serving the full prison term.

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