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Community service for one-punch assault after victim's appeal
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing on 4 April 2019, Keith Curran, 40, pleaded guilty to a one‑punch assault that fractured the skull of a 32‑year‑old male outside The Clock pub on 18 June 2017. The victim, who suffered permanent hearing loss, loss of smell and taste, and ongoing headaches, had been refused entry to the pub due to intoxication. Curran, who had no prior convictions, was sentenced to 240 hours of community service instead of a three‑year jail term. Judge Melanie Greally noted the assault occurred after a verbal disagreement fueled by alcohol, and that the victim had known Curran's family. She credited Curran's guilty plea, cooperation and remorse, and ordered the community service to be completed within 12 months.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Community service for one-punch assault after victim's appeal. Charges or matters: assaulting the 32-year-old male causing him harm outside The Clock pub, Thomas Street, Dublin, on June 18, 2017. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 18, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2019-04-04 Publication
Why: Earlier, Detective Garda Garvan Ware told Anne Rowland SC, prosecuting, that the injured man had been refused entry to The Clock because the bouncer had deemed him too drunk. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assaulting the 32-year-old male causing him harm outside The Clock pub, Thomas Street, Dublin, on June 18, 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She ordered that Curran complete his community service within 12 months.
Places mentioned
- Weaver Street
- Dublin
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Thomas Street
Topics
Pubs And Nightclubs Refused Entry Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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