Dublin man receives 240 hours community service for one-punch attack which fractured man's skull

A Dublin man has received 240 hours community service in lieu of three years in jail for a one-punch assault which left an acquaintance with a fractured skull and reduced hearing.

Keith Curran, 40, of Weaver Street, The Coombe, Dublin pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assaulting the 32-year-old male causing him harm outside The Clock pub, Thomas Street, Dublin, on June 18, 2017.