Friday 30 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 16588Assault

Off-duty garda gets no jail or criminal record over bar attack

An off-duty garda was involved in an attack on a man in a bar, according to a report on extra.ie published on 18 July 2024. The headline says the garda 'lost it' during the attack. The garda was sentenced and received no jail term and no criminal record, according to that report. The county, the incident date and the garda's name are not given in the available sources, and the article body was unavailable.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced18 Jul
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • An off-duty garda was involved in an attack on a man in a bar.
  • The headline says the garda 'lost it' during the bar attack.
Other details
  • The victim is a man.
  • The garda is not named in the available sources.
Where
The county and exact location of the bar are not given.
When
The incident date is not given.
Charges
The case is recorded under the offence of assault.
In court
The case was reported as a sentencing outcome on 18 July 2024.
Sentence
  • The garda received no jail term.
  • The garda received no criminal record.
2 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatAn off-duty garda was involved in an attack on a man in a bar. (extra.ie)
  • sentenceThe garda received no jail term and no criminal record. (extra.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 18 Jul2024
    Sentencedextra.ie, first report
    No jail or criminal record for off-duty garda who ‘lost it’ in bar attack on man

    Only the headline is available; the article body contains template code and no story text.

    convictedvictim, male