Man who assaulted Green leader Roderic O’Gorman while canvassing in ‘appalling, homophobic’ attack spared jail

Man who assaulted Green leader Roderic O’Gorman while canvassing in ‘appalling, homophobic’ attack spared jail

Karl Ronan

Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman was grabbed by the shoulders, called a “big fairy” and told to leave an estate as he was canvassing during the General Election, a court heard.

Karl Ronan (45) also pushed Mr O’Gorman off his property and threw Mr O’Gorman’s clipboard, breaking it off a wall.

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