Gardaí record 17,000 assaults at late-night venues

MORE THAN 17,000 people, mainly young men, have been assaulted outside late-night venues over the last two years, according to garda statistics.

That’s the equivalent of 710 people, on average, every month. Of those, almost 5,300 people were harmed in the assault, while a further 230 people were seriously injured.

A person convicted on indictment for assault causing harm faces a five-year sentence, while conviction for assault causing serious harm can lead to a maximum of life imprisonment.