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Man spared jailed for breaching protection order with threatening messages
Summary
A man in his 30s who sent threatening voice messages to his former partner, breaching a protection order, has been given a two-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months. Gardai informed Tallaght District Court that on August 9, 2023, the man sent threatening voice notes to the mother of his children, which put her in fear and violated a protection order issued on November 9, 2022. The defendant pleaded guilty to breaching the protection order under the Domestic Violence Act, 2018. Judge Liz Healy noted that a probation report on the defendant was not as positive as it could have been, raising concerns about his engagement with services and his views on intimate partner violence. The man explained that he missed appointments due to moving house and not receiving letters. Defence counsel, Ciara Ní Ghabhann BL, stated that her client did not intend to come across in that way and suggested the Probation Service may have misunderstood him. Judge Healy emphasized that engagement with services such as the MOVE Ireland programme could help address these issues.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man spared jailed for breaching protection order with threatening messages. Charges or matters: breaching a protection order contrary to the Domestic Violence Act, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 9, 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 9, 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2026-04-15 Publication
Why: The man told the court that he had missed appointments because he had moved house and had not received the letters. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: breaching a protection order contrary to the Domestic Violence Act, 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A man who sent threatening voice messages to his former partner in breach of a protection order has been given a two-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months. She imposed a sentence of two months in prison, suspended for 12 months, on condition that the man engage fully with the Probation Service and do everything required of him during that period.
Places mentioned
- Tallaght
- Tallaght District Court
- Dolphin House
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