Man who attacked former partner and disfigured her face fails in appeal

A man originally from Sligo has been unsuccessful in appealing his conviction for a serious assault on his former partner. Fergal McNulty (44) was sentenced to eight years imprisonment in July 2012 following his conviction on two counts of assault causing harm. The offences occurred in September 2009 on St Anne's Road in Drumcondra, Dublin. A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court found McNulty guilty after hearing…