Gavin Byrne ordered community service for assault causing harm

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Gavin Byrne was ordered to complete 150 hours of community service for assault causing harm at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 20 May 2021.

The offence occurred at Molloy’s Bar & Grill in Tallaght on 3 February 2019.

Byrne threw a glass at a man, who ducked, and it struck the man’s sister in the chin; she needed 12 stitches and was left with a scar.

The community service was ordered in lieu of a two-year prison sentence and was to be completed within 12 months. The judge also ordered a €10,000 bank draft be given to the victim within seven days.