Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 9348Assault causing harm · Co. Limerick

Man jailed for assaulting partner in Limerick estate

A man was sentenced for assault causing harm against a woman in an estate in Limerick. The article gives no incident date, but the court heard the man had been drinking and was armed with a piece of wood, and the assault left the woman needing sutures and causing scarring. He made a guilty plea at the latest possible stage, and on 30 May 2026 Judge Colin Daly at Limerick Circuit Court imposed three and a half years' imprisonment, with the final six months suspended, plus a concurrent ten-month sentence for contravening a safety order. He was also ordered to liaise with the probation service for one year after release.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced30 May
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Key facts

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What happened
  • A man was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for assaulting a woman he was in a relationship with.
  • The judge described the assault as a nasty assault in which the man became aggressive and injured the woman.
  • The assault required suturing and left the woman with scarring.
Where
The assault happened in an estate in Limerick.
When
The article gives no date for the incident.
Cause
The man had been drinking and was intoxicated on the night of the incident.
Weapon
The man was armed with a piece of wood.
Investigation
Ten neighbours came to help the woman over the course of the evening.
Charges
The man breached a safety order the woman had taken out against him.
In court
  • Sentence was imposed at Limerick Circuit Court by Judge Colin Daly on 30 May 2026.
  • The man made a guilty plea, entered at the latest possible stage.
Sentence
  • Three and a half years was imposed, with the final six months suspended, for assault causing harm.
  • A ten-month sentence for contravening the safety order was imposed to run concurrently.
  • The man must liaise with the probation service for one year after his release.
Other details
  • The man and the woman were in an intimate relationship, and the article describes the woman as his ex-partner in one place and his partner in another.
  • The couple's children were taken into care at the time of the offence.
15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for harming his ex-partner. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe man became aggressive and injured the woman in what the judge described as a nasty assault. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe assault left the woman with suturing, which led to scarring. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe assault happened in an estate in Limerick. (limerickleader.ie)
  • causeThe man had been drinking on the night of the incident. (limerickleader.ie)
  • weaponThe man was armed with a piece of wood. (limerickleader.ie)
  • courtSentence was imposed at Limerick Circuit Court by Judge Colin Daly. (limerickleader.ie)
  • courtThe man made a guilty plea, entered at the latest possible stage. (limerickleader.ie)
  • sentenceThree and a half years' sentence was imposed, with the final six months suspended for assault causing harm. (limerickleader.ie)
  • sentenceA ten-month sentence was imposed for contravening the safety order, to run concurrently. (limerickleader.ie)
  • sentenceThe man was ordered to liaise with the probation service for one year after his release. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe man and the woman were in an intimate relationship. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe man was intoxicated on the night of the offence. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherTen neighbours came to help the woman over the course of the evening. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe man breached a safety order the woman had taken out against him. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 30 May2026
    Sentencedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Man jailed following ‘nasty assault’ of his partner in Limerick estate

    Sentencing report for the assault on the woman. The article gives no incident date. It adds the sentence, the guilty plea, the breach of a safety order, and the conditions imposed.

    convicted, malevictim, female