Ireland Man pays compensation after 2022 Portlaoise assault
On 20 August 2022 a man was hit over the head with a pint glass on Main Street, Portlaoise, and James Rickard (23), with an address in Carlow, was charged with assault causing harm. Rickard, who was undergoing rehabilitation in Peamount Hospital, entered a guilty plea and had already paid €1,000 compensation, and the remaining €4,000 was handed over at Portlaoise District Court while he was not present. He was convicted and fined €500, a development reported on 8 and 9 September 2024.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced8 Sep
2 reports
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- James Rickard (23), with an address in Carlow, was charged with assault causing harm against a man in Portlaoise in 2022.
- Where
- The assault took place on Main Street, Portlaoise, County Laois.
- When
- The assault took place on 20 August 2022.
- Weapon
- The victim was hit over the head with a pint glass.
- Charges
- Rickard was accused of assault causing harm at Main Street on the date in question.
- Investigation
- A victim impact statement was handed into court, but the injured party did not want it read aloud.
- Other details
- Rickard was undergoing rehabilitation in Peamount Hospital after being left paralysed on one side.
- The case was reported by the Leinster Express on 8 September 2024 and the Offaly Express on 9 September 2024.
- In court
- Rickard entered a guilty plea at Portlaoise District Court.
- Rickard had already handed over €1,000 to the victim before the hearing.
- The final €4,000 of the €5,000 compensation was handed over to the victim at Portlaoise District Court while Rickard was not present.
- Sentence
- Rickard was convicted of assault and fined €500.
20 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man who was partially paralysed in an assault paid €5,000 compensation to a man he had assaulted in 2022. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatA man paid €5,000 in compensation to the man he had assaulted in 2022. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe assault took place on Main Street, Portlaoise. (leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe assault took place on 20 August 2022. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe assault took place on August 20, 2022. (offalyexpress.ie)
- weaponThe victim was hit over the head with a pint glass. (leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationA victim impact statement was handed into court but the injured party did not want it read aloud. (leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
- chargeThe defendant was accused of assault causing harm. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeThe defendant was accused of assault causing harm at Main Street. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe accused was not in court when €4,000 was handed over to the victim at Portlaoise District Court. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe final €4,000 was handed over to the victim at Portlaoise District Court while the defendant was not present. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe defendant had already handed over €1,000 to the victim before this hearing. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe defendant entered a guilty plea. (offalyexpress.ie)
- sentenceThe judge convicted the accused of the assault and fined him €500. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceThe case was listed for payment of the remaining €4,000 of the €5,000 compensation. (offalyexpress.ie)
- sentenceThe judge convicted the accused of assault and fined him €500. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe accused had already handed over €1,000 to the victim. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe €4,000 was the remainder of the €5,000 compensation. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe accused was undergoing rehabilitation in Peamount Hospital after a serious assault. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe accused had entered a guilty plea. (leinsterexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 9 Sep2024Man partially paralysed in assault in the Midlands pays compensation
Court report on the final €4,000 compensation payment, the conviction and the €500 fine in a 2022 Portlaoise assault case. No earlier report of this case appears in the existing list.
convicted, James Rickard, 23, male, named, irish (judged from name)James Rickardvictim, male - 8 Sep2024Man partially paralysed in Laois assault pays compensation
Reports that the accused paid the remaining €4,000 compensation at Portlaoise District Court, where he was convicted and fined €500. The article says the victim was hit over the head with a pint glass and that the accused was undergoing rehabilitation after being left paralysed on one side.
convicted, James Rickard, 23, male, named, irish (judged from name)James Rickardvictim, male