Ireland Named in reporting
Paul Keane
7 reports across 1 case, 1 Mar 2026 to 13 Apr 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Offences
- Assault
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 7 reports, 1 Mar 2026 to 13 Apr 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, dublinlive.ie, rte.ie, irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie
Cases
latest first- Man given suspended sentence over assault on GAA umpire in Dublin Assault · Co. Dublin
On 5 March 2023 at Clan na Gael GAA club in Irishtown, Dublin, Michael Kelly, a 41-year-old man, assaulted umpire Paul Keane during an underage hurling match. Kelly did not strike Keane but caused him apprehension of being struck, and other unidentified people later struck Keane from behind, causing concussion that Kelly was not said to be responsible for. Kelly was charged under Section 2 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, and had a sentence hearing on 26 March 2026. On 13 April 2026 he was given a fully suspended three-month sentence and ordered to pay Keane €5,000 compensation.
Sentenced, 13 Apr 2026Victim · 7 reports
Timeline
every report naming Paul Keane, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 13 Apr2026Man who assaulted umpire at underage GAA match given suspended sentencevictim, Paul Keane, male, irish (judged from name)Paul Keane
- 13 Apr2026Dublin dad who 'charged' at GAA umpire with 'arms swinging' spared jailvictim, Paul Keane, male, irish (judged from name)Paul Keane
- 13 Apr2026Man given suspended sentence over GAA umpire assaultvictim, Paul Keane, male, irish (judged from name)Paul Keane
- 26 Mar2026‘A stupid split-second decision’: Apology offered to umpire assaulted during minor hurling matchvictim, Paul Keane, male, irish (judged from name)Paul Keane
- 26 Mar2026Court hears of underage hurling tensions when dad swung arms at umpirevictim, Paul Keane, male, irish (judged from name)Paul Keane
- 26 Mar2026Man apologises for assaulting GAA umpire, court hearsvictim, Paul Keane, male, irish (judged from name)Paul Keane
- 1 Mar2026Man made ‘stupid split-second decision’ in assaulting GAA umpire at underage game, court hearsvictim, Paul Keane, male, irish (judged from name)Paul Keane
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