Martin Maloney pleads not guilty to assault charges

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Martin Maloney is facing two assault-causing-harm charges at Dublin District Court. He has pleaded not guilty. The proceedings were reported on 21 January 2014.

The charges concern Brian Smith and Mark O’Shaughnessy and relate to an incident at The Big Tree on 9 October 2012. One of three assault charges was struck out, while the remaining allegations are being contested. Maloney was remanded on continuing bail, and the case was adjourned for a trial date to be set. Judge Patricia McNamara accepted district-court jurisdiction after hearing the prosecution outline; the report said Maloney was presumed innocent.