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Dublin man avoids jail for assaulting and robbing his ex-girlfriend after victim appeals to judge

Date
2015-03-19

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Celbridge

County
Kildare

Summary

In a Kildare incident, Tadgh Delaney, aged 41, assaulted and robbed his ex‑girlfriend, a 36‑year‑old woman, on 29 January 2014. He pleaded guilty to assault and to robbing her mobile phone and €130 cash. The victim, whose identity is protected, appealed to Judge James O'Donohoe to avoid jail, arguing that Delaney had turned his life around. The judge had previously indicated a possible 240‑hour community service sentence in lieu of a six‑month jail term. Judge Martin Nolan confirmed this order after a Probation Service report deemed Delaney suitable for community service, requiring the work to be completed within one year. The case highlighted Delaney's history of road‑traffic offences, theft, and a former heroin addiction, and the victim's claim that he had begun to change after their relationship ended.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Dublin man avoids jail for assaulting and robbing his ex-girlfriend after victim appeals to judge. Charges or matters: assaulting the 36-year-old woman causing her harm at Call a Cab, Main Street, Celbridge, Co; robbing his ex-partner's mobile phone and cash from her wallet. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

January 29, 2014 Other
2015-03-19 Publication

Why: Earlier the victim, who can't be named to protect her child's identity, appealed to Judge James O'Donohoe not to jail Tadgh Delaney (41), because she believed he had turned his life around. CNI source report

Case subjects

Tadgh Delaney

Defendant

Charges: assaulting the 36-year-old woman causing her harm at Call a Cab, Main Street, Celbridge, Co; robbing his ex-partner's mobile phone and cash from her wallet (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge James O'Donohoe previously said he would impose 240 hours of community service in lieu of a six month jail term if Delaney was deemed suitable. Today Judge Martin Nolan confirmed Judge O'Donohoe's order, having read a report from the Probation Service that Delaney was suitable for community service.