A 22-YEAR-OLD Carrickmacross man who assaulted another man at a local food outlet has been ordered to carry out 240 hours’ community service — in lieu of a two-year prison term — for what the judge at Monaghan Circuit Court on Tuesday described as a brutal assault that resulted in serious injuries for the victim.
Ciaran Flanagan of 37 Drummond Etra, Carrickmacross, had pleaded guilty to assaulting Sean McNally, causing him harm, at Carrick Pizza, Main Street, Carrickmacross on 29th December 2013.
Judge John O’Hagan imposed the conviction and sentence on Mr …