Three former soldiers receive fully suspended sentences for assault and violent disorder

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Jordan Kavanagh, Jerome Kavanagh and Jason Keating received fully suspended sentences after pleading guilty to assault causing harm and violent disorder outside The Living Room bar in Dublin on February 25, 2024. Jordan Kavanagh and Keating received four-year sentences suspended in full for five years; Jerome Kavanagh received two years and eight months, suspended for three years. Each was ordered to pay €6,666 to the victim.

The court heard the victim suffered concussion, broken teeth and facial scarring. The judge said the men showed real remorse, were at low risk of reoffending and were suitable candidates for restorative justice. All three had resigned from the army before entering their guilty pleas.