Pádraig Seery gets suspended sentence for assault

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Pádraig Seery received a suspended 18-month sentence for assault causing harm at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 28 January 2015. The assault happened during a football match at Barnhall, Leixlip, on 18 February 2012. Seery had pleaded guilty after headbutting opponent Mark Coyne, causing a broken nose that required surgery. The court also ordered Seery to pay €5,000 to Coyne. Seery had no previous convictions and later admitted the assault in a further statement to gardaí.