FORMER DUBLIN GAA star Diarmuid Connolly has been spared a custodial sentence and an assault conviction for punching two men and dragging one of them along the ground in an “unprovoked” New Year’s Eve attack.
He said “Yeah” when Judge Finan asked if he understood the seriousness of the case having been delayed complying with a €2,000 compensation payment by four weeks and leaving the court “waiting” for him last time.“I’ll take it as an isolated incident but this behaviour cannot be tolerated, do you understand,” she said, and Connolly nodded in reply.Previous hearing At an earlier hearing of the evidence, on 30 May, Garda Niamh Carolan said officers responded to an incident and attended the scene.
Advertisement “It was then reported that Mr Grimes came to the aid of Mr Kiely and was subsequently assaulted also, having received a punch to the right side of his face by Mr Connolly.”However, CCTV evidence from the area that night was obtained. The judge noted they suffered facial bruising and swelling but did not want to provide victim impact statements.
The solicitor said it was New Year’s Eve, and “he does not particularly remember how the incident happened”.The solicitor said the second injured party was assaulted after he intervened and ran after Connolly, who had not wanted the incident to continue any further.The judge described it as an unfortunate offence, but she remarked that Connolly dealt with it appropriately.
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Dublin GAA player Connolly avoids conviction over assaultFormer Dublin GAA star Diarmuid Connolly has avoided a criminal conviction for assault after paying €2,000 compensation to two men who were punched by him in what was described as an unprovoked attack on New Year's Eve in 2022.
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