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Case No. 11826Assault causing harm and criminal damage · Co. Limerick · 17 Jun 2023

Man sentenced over assault on hospital porter outside Patrickswell pub

Bobby Harty, 36, of Limerick city, pleaded guilty at Limerick Circuit Court to assault causing harm and criminal damage over an unprovoked assault on a hospital porter outside a pub in Patrickswell. He was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment, suspended in its entirety, and ordered to pay €500 compensation.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced10 Dec
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Key facts

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  • whatBobby Harty pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and criminal damage. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe victim was punched in the face by Harty as he stepped out of a pub. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatHarty grabbed the victim's headphones and hit him on the side of the head. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatHarty took the headphones, worth €500, and broke them off a landpost. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe assault happened at Main Street, Patrickswell. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe assault happened on the night of June 17, 2023. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationHarty was arrested on November 9, 2023, after being identified as a suspect. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationHarty admitted on CCTV footage that he carried out the assault. (limerickleader.ie)
  • courtThe district court could not hear the case because a judge refused jurisdiction, so it was heard in the Circuit Court. (limerickleader.ie)
  • sentenceHarty was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment, suspended in its entirety. (limerickleader.ie)
  • sentenceHarty was directed to pay €500 compensation to the injured party. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe victim's eye was black and purple after the incident. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherHarty has previous convictions, the last from 2018. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherHarty is the father of three young children, including a newborn. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 10 Dec2025
    Sentencedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Hospital porter sustained black eye in assault outside pub in Limerick village

    Sentencing report. Harty pleaded guilty, received a suspended 12-month sentence and a €500 compensation order. The victim is not named.

    convicted, Bobby Harty, 36, male, named, irish (judged from name)Bobby Hartyvictim, 40, male