Five men receive suspended sentences for affray in Dublin

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Five men received fully suspended prison sentences for affray at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court; the proceedings were reported on 24 July 2023.

They pleaded guilty to one count each of affray relating to an incident at Golden Lane, Dublin, on 3 April 2022. Judge Pauline Codd imposed 18-month terms on three men, a one-year term on another and a 16-month term on the fifth, each suspended in full.

The sentences required all five to keep the peace and be of good behaviour during their suspension periods. The report said they had been misled by a friend, offered €26,000 in compensation and apologised; the sixth man remained before the courts.