Peter Harte pleads guilty to Dublin bus assault

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Peter Harte pleaded guilty to assault causing harm at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, with the report published on 4 June 2015; sentencing was adjourned to October. The assault occurred on a Dublin bus on Old Kilmainham Road, Dublin, on 24 July 2014.

The court was told Harte attacked two passengers for about ten minutes after a disagreement over seating, punching, kicking and headbutting them. Judge Desmond Hogan adjourned sentencing to assess whether Harte was suitable for unpaid community work or the Restorative Justice Programme.