Man jailed for assault on bouncer at nightclub

A man who took part in the assault of a bouncer at Copper Face Jacks nightclub has been jailed for two years.

Paul Rice, aged 25, of Allenton Avenue, Tallaght, Dublin, was one of a group of six men who got into a fight with bouncers at the nightclub on Harcourt St on September 23, 2014, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard yesterday.

Rice pleaded guilty to violent disorder. The court heard two men tried to get into the club but were refused. They returned with four others, including Rice.