Man avoids prison for assault
Patrick Keegan, aged 46, of College Lands, Newcastle, Co Dublin, had denied assaulting Brendan Reilly, at Stoneypark, Rathcoole, on December 8, 2012. At his trial at Dublin District Court, Keegan, who had no previous criminal convictions, was found guilty by Judge Ann Ryan, who added that the victim, Mr Reilly, may have embellished his evidence.
The judge applied the Probation Offenders Act, sparing Keegan a criminal record and a possible sentence.
