Ireland Case No. 4629Assault causing harm · Co. Dublin · 5 Jul 2019
Taxi driver's appeal against assault conviction rejected by Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal rejected Feliks Andrianov's appeal against his conviction for assault causing harm at a McDonald's restaurant at Dublin Airport in 2019. The court found his claim that the jury's lunches created bias had no merit.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Convicted10 Nov
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports9 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe taxi driver grabbed the security guard, instigating an altercation. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe assault took place at a McDonald's restaurant at Dublin Airport. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe assault took place on 5 July 2019. (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe assault followed the clamping of a taxi driver's car in a car park reserved for McDonald's customers. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí obtained CCTV and body cam footage of the incident. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe accused was found guilty by a unanimous jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after a trial in July 2024. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe Court of Appeal rejected his appeal against conviction. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe was sentenced in November 2024 to 18 months in prison, suspended for 18 months. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe security guard's left shoulder was dislocated. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 10 Nov2025Taxi driver convicted of assault fails in appeal claiming jury lunches meant they ‘dined with the State’
Reports the Court of Appeal's decision on 10 November 2025 rejecting Andrianov's appeal against conviction, including his jury bias argument and the background to the 2019 assault, his trial, and his suspended sentence.
convicted, Feliks Andrianov, 55, male, namedFeliks Andrianovvictim, Michael Norris, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Norris