Case No. 0118Assault causing harm, criminal damage, breach of safety orders · Co. Dublin · 28 Jul 2024
Man jailed for five years for assaulting partner in Dublin
A man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the injured party, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of assault, criminal damage, and breach of safety orders arising from incidents in July 2024 at a Dublin address, in which he punched, kicked, and threw objects at his then partner, causing her serious soft tissue injuries and mental health trauma. He was arrested in the garden and sentenced by Judge Martin Nolan on 17 October 2026 to five years on two assault causing harm counts running concurrently, backdated to his custody. The man, who has 36 previous District Court convictions, expressed remorse and said he was ashamed of what he did to his partner.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced17 Oct
2 reports
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- The man punched, kicked, threw a hairbrush and a chair at, and otherwise assaulted his then partner on multiple occasions, including putting his fist through a TV and smashing her iPhone.
- The woman suffered serious soft tissue injuries and mental health trauma, and was taken to hospital by ambulance after passing out.
- Where
- The offences took place at a Dublin address.
- When
- The offences occurred on dates in July 2024, beginning on 28 July.
- Investigation
- The man was arrested in the garden.
- Charges
- He pleaded guilty to multiple counts of assault, criminal damage, and breach of safety orders.
- In court
- Judge Martin Nolan passed sentence on 17 October 2026, noting aggravating factors including the relationship and lack of respect, and mitigating factors including guilty pleas and true remorse.
- Sentence
- He was sentenced to five years each on two assault causing harm counts running concurrently, backdated to when he went into custody.
- Other details
- The man has 36 previous convictions, all from the District Court, and began abusing substances in his mid-teens.
33 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe man attacked, assaulted, kicked and humiliated his then partner (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man repeated his actions on three more occasions (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim suffered serious soft tissue injuries and mental health trauma (irishmirror.ie)
- whatOn 28 July the defendant punched the woman after a verbal dispute (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe threw a hairbrush at her that cut her on the back of the ear requiring stitches (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe following morning the man threw a chair at the woman (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man hit and kicked the woman and followed her downstairs attempting to stop her leaving (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe woman passed out while drinking with a third party and was taken to hospital by ambulance (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe defendant smashed her iPhone and punched her in the face (irishmirror.ie)
- whatIn another incident the man put his fist through the TV (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man pushed the woman against the hot-press door (irishmirror.ie)
- whatOn July 28 a verbal dispute escalated to the man punching the woman (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe following morning he threw a chair at the woman, hit and kicked her, and attempted to stop her leaving the house (dublinlive.ie)
- whatLater that evening the woman passed out and was taken to hospital by ambulance (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe man smashed her iPhone and punched her in the face (dublinlive.ie)
- whatIn another incident the man put his fist through the TV, pushed the woman against the hot-press door, put his hands on her neck, and stamped on her head (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe injured party suffered serious soft tissue injuries and mental health trauma (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe offences took place at a Dublin address (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe offences occurred on dates in July 2024 at a Dublin address (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe offences occurred on dates in July 2024 (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe man was arrested in the garden (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- chargeHe pleaded guilty to multiple counts of assault, criminal damage and breach of safety orders (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe man pleaded guilty to multiple counts of assault, criminal damage and breach of safety orders (dublinlive.ie)
- courtJudge Martin Nolan passed sentence on Friday (irishmirror.ie)
- courtA victim impact statement was handed into the court but not read out (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceHe was sentenced to five years each on two assault causing harm counts to run concurrently (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe sentence was backdated to when the man went into custody (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- sentenceThe man was sentenced to five years each on two assault causing harm counts running concurrently (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe defendant has 36 previous convictions, all from the District Court (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe man was aggressive and confrontational during interview (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe man has 36 previous convictions, all from the District Court (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe man began to abuse substances in his mid-teens (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe man did not have a conventional upbringing (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 17 Oct2026'Assaulted, kicked and humiliated' - Man ashamed of what he did to partner
Sentencing report detailing specific incidents of violence, the judge's remarks on aggravating and mitigating factors, and defence submissions including a letter of apology.
victim, femaleconvicted, male - 17 Oct2026'Assaulted, kicked and humiliated' - Man ashamed of what he did to partner
Provides full sentencing details: the judge's remarks, the specific sequence of assaults on 28 July and the following days, the defence submission by Fiona Murphy SC, the 36 previous convictions, and the concurrent five-year sentences backdated to custody.
victim, femalesuspect, male