Naoise O’Conarain acquitted of assaulting gardaí in Dublin

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Naoise O’Conarain was acquitted by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 31 October 2014 of assaulting Andrew Quinn and Fiachra Molloy causing them harm. The proceedings were reported on 31 October 2014.

He had pleaded not guilty to those two charges. The alleged assaults took place at his home in Redwood Lawn, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght, on 10 March 2013.

Earlier that week, Judge Patrick McCartan directed the jury to find him not guilty of assaulting three other gardaí due to lack of evidence. Judge McCartan told Mr O’Conarain that he was free to go.