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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 19794Assault · Co. Kildare · 3 Apr 2018

Man fined after attempting to punch woman in County Kildare

On April 3, 2018, at a property in County Kildare, Joe Conlon, a 43-year-old man, attempted to punch a woman multiple times, but gardaí said he was so intoxicated that none of the punches landed. Gardaí told Judge Desmond Zaidan about the incident on Thursday, September 14 last, a date that conflicts with the 2018 incident date in the same report. Naas District Court convicted Conlon of the offence under Section 2 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Persons Act, 1997, as reported on September 20, 2023. The latest development is that he was ordered to pay a €350 fine within three months.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced19 Sep
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The victim was a woman whom Joe Conlon, a 43-year-old man, attempted to punch multiple times.
  • Gardaí said Conlon was so intoxicated that he missed and none of the punches landed.
Where
The incident took place at a property in County Kildare.
When
  • The incident is dated April 3, 2018.
  • Gardaí told the court about the incident on Thursday, September 14 last, which conflicts with the 2018 date, and the report does not resolve the conflict.
Investigation
Gardaí told Judge Desmond Zaidan about the incident.
Charges
Conlon was convicted of the offence under Section 2 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Persons Act, 1997.
In court
  • The case was heard at Naas District Court.
  • The conviction and fine were reported by Kildare Now on September 20, 2023.
Sentence
Conlon was ordered to pay a fine of €350 within the next three months.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man was so intoxicated that he missed the woman he was attempting to punch. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatJoe Conlon attempted to punch a woman multiple times. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatGardaí said the 43-year-old was so intoxicated that none of the punches landed. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe incident took place at a property in County Kildare. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe incident took place on April 3, 2018. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtJudge Zaidan convicted Joe Conlon of the offence under Section 2 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Persons Act, 1997. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceJoe Conlon was ordered to pay a fine of €350 within three months. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherGardaí told the judge about the incident on Thursday, September 14. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 19 Sep2023
    Sentencedkildarenow.com, first report
    Man was so intoxicated that he missed his punches, Kildare court told

    Court report on a conviction and fine for an assault dated April 3, 2018. The article says gardaí told the court about the incident on 'Thursday, September 14 last', which conflicts with the 2018 date it gives, and it does not resolve the conflict.

    convicted, Joe Conlon, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joe Conlonvictim, female