No jail for Dublin soccer player who headbutted opponent

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

No jail for Dublin soccer player who headbutted opponent
Wed, 28 Jan, 2015 - 17:29

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

Padraig Seery (aged 27) a player with Walkinstown side Castle Celtic, was marking Leixlip Town’s captain, Mark Coyne, in a United Churches Football League game when the ball was at the other end of the pitch.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: DublinPlace: Whitebrook ParkPlace: Barnhall, LeixlipPerson: Padraig SeeryPerson: Mark CoynePerson: Paul CarneyPerson: SeeryPerson: CoynePerson: GardaíPerson: TallaghtPerson: JudgePerson: Martin NolanPerson: Gda CarneyPerson: StainesPerson: Garret Baker BLEvent: United Churches Football LeagueOrganisation: WalkinstownOrganisation: Castle CelticOrganisation: Leixlip TownOrganisation: Lorcan StainesOrganisation: BLOrganisation: Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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