Ciaran Meleady gets suspended sentence for assault

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Ciaran Meleady received an 18-month sentence, suspended in full for two years, for assault causing harm at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 29 January 2016. The assault happened at Show Nightclub in Tallaght, Dublin, where he jabbed a stranger in the buttock with a knife. The victim required steri-strips and antibiotics. Judge Melanie Greally said the offence occurred for no apparent reason.

The court was told Meleady pleaded guilty and had eight previous road-traffic convictions. Gardaí identified him from CCTV, although the assault itself was not captured and the knife was not recovered.