Dean Dullaghan jailed for machete attack causing serious harm

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Dean Dullaghan was jailed for four years for a machete attack causing serious harm at Dundalk Circuit Court, reported on 15 February 2023. The attack took place at Castleross, Castletown Road, Dundalk, on 23 January 2020.

A jury convicted Dullaghan of causing serious harm and aggravated burglary. Judge Dara Hayes imposed a six-and-a-half-year sentence, with the final two-and-a-half years suspended for both offences; the report says the sentences were backdated to 10 July 2021.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.