Darren Byrne’s appeal over assault causing harm dismissed

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Darren Byrne lost his appeal against a three-year sentence for assault causing harm at the Court of Appeal on 8 October 2015.

The assault happened at The Village Inn in Clondalkin, Dublin, on 23 June 2012.

Byrne had pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and was sentenced on 24 February 2015. The Court of Appeal found the offence was at the highest level and dismissed his appeal, while accepting that sufficient weight had been given to his health problems.