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Antrim resident avoids jail for glass assault while out celebrating his stag

Summary

In a Dublin bar, Karl Harffy, 34, struck Ronan Flood, 24, with a glass after a confrontation. Harffy first punched Flood and then hit him again with a glass. Flood sustained minor cuts and was treated at the Eye and Ear Hospital, where no glass entered his eye. Harffy was identified by a barman and later claimed self‑defence, saying Flood and his friends provoked him. He pleaded guilty to assault causing harm for an incident on 1 December 2013. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him to a two‑year term suspended in full and ordered a €3,000 payment to Flood, to be paid over 18 months. Harffy, a first‑time offender, was described as a hard‑working man who had married since the incident. The judge noted that drunkenness does not excuse the offence.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Antrim resident avoids jail for glass assault while out celebrating his stag. Charges or matters: assault causing harm on December 1, 2013. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• December 1, 2013 Incident
• 2015-02-11 Publication

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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