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Repeat offender who assaulted garda and targeted city centre shop workers with threats and abuse gets jail sentence overturned

Date
2025-05-16

Stage
Appeal

Court
District Court. The District Court

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Connor Manning, 29, a repeat offender, had his eight‑month jail sentence replaced with a fully suspended term after an appeal. He had pleaded guilty to 15 offences, including robbery, theft, assault and public order. In August 2022 he assaulted a garda with a hurley, knocking her to the ground and lifting a nail from her nail bed, and later kicked a garda patrol vehicle's number plate before being arrested. In January 2023 he threatened to kill staff at a Circle K shop on Nassau Street if they pressed the panic alarm, stole alcohol and cigarettes on several occasions, and was also charged with punching a man in Temple Bar. In August 2024 he was racially abusive and threw a pack of cider at a worker in a Tesco store on Fleet Street.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Repeat offender who assaulted garda and targeted city centre shop workers with threats and abuse gets jail sentence overturned. Charges or matters: 15 offences including robbery, theft, assault and public order in the District Court. Procedural stage: appeal

When:

August 18, 2022 Incident
January 14, 2023 Incident
April 20, 2023 Other
August 19, 2024 Other
2025-05-16 Publication

Case subjects

Unnamed accused

Appellant

Charges: 15 offences including robbery, theft, assault and public order in the District Court (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: A repeat offender who assaulted a garda while swinging a hurley and targeted city centre shops, where he assaulted, racially abused and threatened to kill staff, has had his jail sentence replaced with a fully suspended term on appeal.