A soccer player who broke an opponent’s nose after he headbutted him in an off-the-ball incident has avoided a jail term.

Solicitor and property developer Michael Lynn is due back before the High Court this morning when further light will be shed on how much money he owes banks here.

Management at the Walkinstown branch of Domino’s Pizza told workers that they “would not be able to come back” if they joined a Tallaght workers in a protest over pay, according to a spokesman for the delivery persons’ strike.