Garda\u00ed ‘hosed down’ during tense showdown amid angry scenes outside Limerick home<\/a><\/p>\nSolicitor Michael O\u2019Donnell told the court that Mr Daly is a \u201cvery qualified man\u201d who has engaged with probation and counselling services since the incident. \u201cThings are positive,\u201d he stated, adding: “He has a previous good record, he has learned his lesson.”<\/p>\n
Inspector Barry Manton agreed and confirmed that An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na are happy “with how things are going”.<\/p>\n
Having noted the contents of a probation report, Judge Patricia Harney also expressed her satisfaction with how Mr Daly has engaged with the Probation Service, describing it as \u201cabsolutely stellar\u201d.<\/p>\n
The injured party, Rory Mooney, was present in court and gave evidence during the brief sentencing hearing.<\/p>\n
He said that his family had been \u201cterrorised\u201d for six months by Mr Daly, who, he alleged, had threatened his wife and children.<\/p>\n
He told Judge Harney that he would \u201clove\u201d if Mr Daly could be jailed, but Judge Harney said that would not be possible given it was his first offence.<\/p>\n
The judge added that \u201cwe don\u2019t live in a totalitarian state\u201d and that \u201cpeople are entitled to dislike each other\u201d.<\/p>\n
The court heard that Mr Daly had apologised over what happened and that he is regarded as being at low-risk of reoffending.<\/p>\n
After formally convicting Mr Daly, Judge Harney sentenced him to three months imprisonment for the assault, suspending the sentence for 18 months.<\/p>\n
The public order offence was marked as taken into consideration.<\/p>\n
The suspended sentence was handed out on the condition that Mr Daly has no contact with Mr Mooney or his family.<\/p>\n
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