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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 6785Assault · Co. Dublin

Garda given jail term for assaulting teenager in Dublin

A Dublin garda pleaded guilty to assaulting a teenager on a street in January 2023 and was given a four-month jail sentence with half suspended. He has appealed, and two other gardai have been charged over the same incident.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced5 Apr
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Key facts

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16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGarda Eoghan McGowan pleaded guilty to assaulting a male teenager (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe victim was 17 years old at the time of the incident (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatTwo other gardai were charged over the same incident (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe incident was caught on CCTV and part of it was played in court (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place on Granby Place, close to the Rotunda Hospital in central Dublin (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred in January 2023 (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationAll three officers were charged after an investigation by GSOC, now renamed Fiosrú (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeOne other garda faces a charge of assaulting the same teenager (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeThe other garda is alleged to have falsely imprisoned the teenager (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe garda immediately appealed the sentence to Dublin Circuit Criminal Court (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe two other gardai's cases are due for trial at Dublin District Court in July (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceJudge Michele Finan gave a four-month jail sentence with half suspended at Dublin District Court (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceGarda McGowan is to pay the victim €5,000 in compensation (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherGarda McGowan has been suspended (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe teenager had just come from the Rotunda Hospital where his partner was having a baby (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe teenager was a minor at the time but is now an adult (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 5 Apr2025
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Garda given two month jail term after he admitted assaulting teenager on street

    Details the sentencing, immediate appeal, the two other gardai charged (one for assault, one for false imprisonment), the GSOC/Fiosrú investigation, the €5,000 compensation order, and the circumstances of the incident (teenager had just left Rotunda Hospital where his partner was having a baby).

    suspect, Eoghan McGowan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Eoghan McGowanvictim, 17, male