Punch in Oranmore pub to cost defendant €4,000
Tue, Apr 21, 2026
An Oranmore man who turned up in court with €3,000 in cash to compensate a man who suffered what a judge described as “a terrible gash” to his lip which required hospital treatment and stitches, was told to come back with another €1,000 and a good report from a Restorative Justice programme he was ordered to attend.
Judge Valerie Corcoran heard at Galway District Court that Finley Saddler, Bog Road, Oranmore was in the Olde Brewery pub in Oranmore when he met his victim.
Prosecuting Garda Sgt Clare Heneghan outlined the facts of the case. The two men knew each other and there had been some trouble between them previously. Saddler punched his victim in the face and split his lip. It was bleeding heavily and the wound needed to be stitched in hospital.
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