Jason Hennessy given suspended sentence for violent disorder

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Jason Hennessy received a two-year suspended sentence for violent disorder at Dublin Criminal Court on 31 May 2018.

The offence happened on D’Olier Street, Dublin, on 23 May 2015, when two men were attacked.

The court heard Hennessy used a hammer during the assault, causing head and hand injuries.

Judge Cormac Quinn described the case as serious and ordered Hennessy to keep the peace for three years.

He was also placed under Probation Service supervision for 18 months, including directions concerning substance misuse and victim awareness programmes.

The court heard that a bus driver’s mobile-phone footage recorded the attack, while Hennessy paid €500 to one victim.