Daughter joined family attack on lone doorman - Ireland

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Daughter joined family attack on lone doorman after pal barred at pub

A family started a brawl in a Temple Bar pub after one of them was refused entry.

Thomas Kieran (50), David Kieran (23) Jennifer Kieran (29), Anthony Kieran (27) and Ian Connell (23) pleaded guilty to violent disorder in the Auld Dubliner Pub on September 2, 2006.

Anthony and David were charged with wielding a glass and a barstool while Thomas, Jennifer and Anthony admitted charges of assault. Anthony suffered a stab wound which punctured his lung but the attacker was never identified.

Thomas, his two children, Jennifer and David, their cousin Anthony and their friend Ian were drinking in the pub and watching Ireland play Germany in a soccer match.

Sergeant Paul Murphy, of Ronanstown Garda Station, told prosecuting counsel, Colm O'Briain, that Connell went outside to have a cigarette and was seen "jumping around and acting like a child."

When Connell was told to stay out of the pub, family members shouted abuse the doorman before one relative tried to headbutt him.

Headbutted

The doorman was hit on the head with a bottle. David and Jennifer were seen punching him and Thomas was seen hitting him on the back of the head.

Other people tried to help the victim and when a barman arrived he was headbutted by David and punched by Jennifer. Ian Connell also got involved and attacked the barman. Several of the group picked up bar stools and lunged at the doorman before they were held and gardai arrived.

During the brawl Anthony was stabbed by what doctors believed was a knife. When the five were arrested, he was the only one who made admissions. His defence counsel, Bernard Condon, said he had a stable engineering job, played rugby and did charity work. He said he had €2,000 for the victims.

Cormac Quinn, defending Jennifer, said she was a single mother of a seven-year-old boy and had witnessed her partner being shot dead in November 2004. She was the only one of the group who was known to gardai and has eight previous road traffic convictions.

Sean Gillane, for David, said his client was on a health science course in Trinity College and wished to apologise for the incident.

Gerardine Small, for Connell said he also had €2,000 in court for the victims.

Judge Katherine Delahunt adjourned sentencing and remanded all five on bail