Westmeath footballer who escaped jail for ‘off the ball’ match assault must pay €20,000 compensation

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Westmeath footballer who escaped jail for ‘off the ball’ match assault must pay €20,000 compensation
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Sentence of two years and six months imposed on Tom Molloy (26), of Rathcolman, Mullingar, suspended on condition he does not reoffend in next four years

Sentence of two years and six months imposed on Tom Molloy , of Rathcolman, Mullingar, suspended on condition he does not reoffend in next four yearsMaryland GAA’s wing forward Liam Reilly was treated by specialists at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac DónaillA GAA player who fractured another footballer’s eye socket, leaving him with impaired vision after an “off-the-ball” incident in a club match, avoided jail but must pay €20,000 compensation.

He was given a 2½-year sentence after he pleaded guilty at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm to Maryland GAA’s wing forward Liam Reilly. Mr Reilly was in severe pain and treated by specialists at St James’s Hospital and the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in Dublin with regular visits for a year.Garda Ronan Curran agreed with prosecution counsel John Hayden that the match involved “the usual tussle” and that there had been interactions between Molloy and Mr Reilly.

He set a headline sentence of four years, but due to the mitigating factors, he reduced it to two years and six months, which he suspended on condition Molloy did not reoffend in the next four years. He also ordered him to pay €20,000 to Mr Reilly within 12 months.

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