{"id":150723,"date":"2025-10-29T03:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T03:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/150723\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T03:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T03:09:08","slug":"limerick-man-who-terrorised-neighbours-amid-land-dispute-avoids-prison-term-for-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/150723\/","title":{"rendered":"Limerick man who \u2018terrorised\u2019 neighbours amid land dispute avoids prison term for assault"},"content":{"rendered":"

A COUNTY Limerick man who allegedly \u201cterrorised\u201d his neighbours for months over a land dispute has avoided a prison sentence for assault.<\/p>\n

Kieran Daly, aged 36, of Hillview, Cloverfield, Dromkeen received a fully-suspended sentence when he appeared before Limerick District Court<\/a><\/strong> in Kilmallock.<\/p>\n

He was previously convicted of the assault and public order charges and Inspector Barry Manton confirmed there has been “nothing to report” since.<\/p>\n

The incident at the centre of the case occurred in a field near Caherconreafy, Pallasgreen on November 11, 2024 at approximately 8:30am. A previous sitting of the court heard it involved Mr Daly driving a vehicle at his neighbour on the disputed lands.<\/p>\n

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Solicitor 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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