The Ballyfermot girl who was the victim of the shocking gang attack that left her blind in one eye will tell the nation her story on this Friday's Late Late Show.
Alanna Quinn Idris was blinded in one eye after being attacked on December 30th, 2021. Alanna will join Ryan Tubridy to discuss how her life changed that day, what it was like giving her victim impact statement in court this week, and her long road to recovery.
A teenager who took part in the assault that a judge termed a “savage attack” was sentenced to four and a half years in prison today. Darragh Lyons (19) of Weir View, Glenaulin, Chapelizod, Dublin 20, pleaded guilty to assault causing serious harm and violent disorder on the Ballyfermot Road on December 30, 2021. Alanna , now aged 18, was hit in the face with the saddle of an electric scooter by another person, fracturing her eye socket and leaving her permanently blind in her right eye.
