Man involved in Temple Bar group attack on US tourists sees jail sentence reduced

A man involved in a group attack on two American tourists in Temple Bar, after they tried to stop the group from interfering with an unconscious man lying on the ground, has had his five-year jail term reduced to two on appeal.

Ian Dent (aged 22), of Stanaway Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12 had pleaded not guilty to two counts of violent disorder at Merchant's Arch opposite the Ha'penny Bridge and at nearby Crampton Quay on April 29, 2012.