2014-12-08 · Swords, Dublin
Man armed with wooden chair leg who told gardai he was "going to go to town" on another man escapes prison sentence
Gerard Keane, 24, of Mooretown Avenue, Swords, was given 240 hours in lieu of a three‑month prison sentence after pleading guilty to possessing a wooden chair leg, threatening and abusive behaviour and intoxication at Broadmeadow Estate on 14 July. Garda Miriam O'Donovan reported that four men were drinking Heineken there; Keane had the chair leg…