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Pro boxer who took part in "explosion of violence" outside Coppers gets Probation Act
Summary
Jamie Kavanagh, a professional boxer, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for assaulting a doorman and engaging in threatening or abusive behaviour on Harcourt Street on September 23, 2014. Kavanagh pleaded guilty to these summary offences, which were sent to the Circuit Court alongside co-accused Paul Rice and Mark Carlyle, who pleaded guilty to the more serious charge of violent disorder. The court heard that Kavanagh played a peripheral role in the incident, which prosecutors described as an "explosion of violence" outside Copper Face Jacks nightclub. Judge Elma Sheahan applied section 1(1) of the Probation Offenders Act, ordering Kavanagh to be of good behaviour and keep the peace for 12 months, leaving him without a conviction. This disposal was granted to prevent a recorded conviction from interfering with a significant US fight contract. In contrast, co-accused Mark Carlyle, who has multiple serious previous convictions and was identified as an instigator of the brawl, received a sentence of five years in December 2015, with the final 18 months suspended. Paul Rice, also an instigator with 11 previous convictions, was sentenced in April 2016 to three years' imprisonment, with the final year suspended. The court noted that Kavanagh had no previous convictions and had complied with a prior order to provide 20 hours of coaching to his local amateur boxing club.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Pro boxer who took part in "explosion of violence" outside Coppers gets Probation Act. Charges or matters: assaulting the doorman and to engaging in threatening or abusive behaviour on Harcourt Street on September 23, 2014; a more serious charge of violent disorder; would normally be dealt with. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 2014 Incident
- September 23, 2014 Incident
- December 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2017-07-22 Publication
Why: He asked the court to consider doing this because of the minor role Kavanagh played in the brawl. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assaulting the doorman and to engaging in threatening or abusive behaviour on Harcourt Street on September 23, 2014; a more serious charge of violent disorder; would normally be dealt with (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Defendant
Charges: would normally be dealt with (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: In December 2015 Carlyle, who has multiple serious previous convictions, received a sentence of five years with the final 18 months suspended.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Harcourt Street
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