Ireland Woman sentenced over Taser assault during bank repossession at Leopardstown
On 30 March 2022 at Sir Ivor Mall, Leopardstown, Co Dublin, Lisa Temple, aged 56, with an address in Carlingford, Co Louth, punched one of two men and lunged at the other with a Taser during an operation to repossess her home. She was convicted in March 2026 of two counts of assault under Section 2 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act and of possession of a Taser capable of inflicting harm. At a sentence hearing on 20 April 2026, the judge imposed a one-year suspended sentence for the Taser possession, conditional on her entering a bond to keep the peace, and took the other charges into consideration. Ms Temple refused to sign the bond and was taken into custody.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced20 Apr
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Ms Temple punched one of the men with a closed fist to the side of his head.
- Neither of the men suffered any injury.
- Weapon
- Ms Temple lunged at the other man with a Taser; sources differ on whether it made contact with his midriff or his jacket, with a crackle heard.
- Where
- The incident took place at Sir Ivor Mall, The Chase, Brewery Road, Leopardstown, Co Dublin.
- When
- The offences occurred on 30 March 2022.
- Cause
- A dispute arose when the men attended to take possession of the property.
- Charges
- Ms Temple was convicted of two counts of assault under Section 2 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act.
- Ms Temple was convicted of possession of an article, a Taser, capable of inflicting harm.
- In court
- Ms Temple represented herself during her trial, which took place the month before sentencing.
- Ms Temple was removed from the court for a time by order of the judge after interrupting her barrister and objecting to the hearing going ahead.
- Ms Temple said she would not enter the bond and was taken into custody after refusing to sign a bond to keep the peace.
- Sentence
- The judge imposed a one-year suspended sentence in relation to possession of the Taser and took the other charges into consideration.
- The suspended sentence was conditional on Ms Temple entering a bond to keep the peace.
- Other details
- The two men declined to make victim impact statements.
16 statements extracted from the articles
- whatMs Temple punched one of the men with a closed fist to the side of his head. (rte.ie)
- whatThe Taser made contact with the man's jacket and a crackle was heard. (rte.ie)
- whatNeither of the men suffered any injury. (rte.ie)
- whereThe incident took place at Sir Ivor Mall, The Chase, Brewery Road, Leopardstown, Co Dublin. (rte.ie)
- whenThe offences occurred on 30 March 2022. (rte.ie)
- causeA dispute arose when the men attended to take possession of the property. (rte.ie)
- weaponMs Temple lunged at the other man with a Taser, making contact with his midriff. (rte.ie)
- chargeMs Temple was convicted of two counts of assault under Section 2 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act. (rte.ie)
- chargeMs Temple was convicted of possession of an article, a Taser, capable of inflicting harm. (rte.ie)
- courtMs Temple said she would not enter the bond. (rte.ie)
- courtMs Temple was removed from the court for a time by order of the judge. (rte.ie)
- courtMs Temple was taken into custody after refusing to sign a bond to keep the peace. (rte.ie)
- sentenceThe judge imposed a one-year suspended sentence in relation to possession of the Taser and took the other charges into consideration. (rte.ie)
- sentenceThe suspended sentence was conditional on Ms Temple entering a bond to keep the peace. (rte.ie)
- otherThe two men declined to make victim impact statements. (rte.ie)
- otherMs Temple represented herself during her trial the previous month. (rte.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 20 Apr2026Woman 'lunged' at security manager with Taser, court told
Court sentencing report. Covers the 2022 incident, the conviction, the one-year suspended sentence conditional on a bond to keep the peace, and Ms Temple's refusal to enter the bond, which led to her being taken into custody.
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