Man slashed with glass during row over pints

A man who struck another man’s face with a glass leaving him permanently scarred has been sentenced to four years in prison.

Ciaran Gilford, aged 27, pleaded guilty to assault causing serious harm at the Wright Venue, Airside in Swords on December 1, 2012.

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that Stephen Doyle, aged 42, suffered post-traumatic stress disorder, permanent scarring, and continuing numbness in his left jaw after his face was slashed with a glass in an unprovoked assault.