TOP-CLASS BOXER IS GRANTED BAIL ON ASSAULT CHARGE

INTERNATIONAL boxer Dean Walsh from 20 Wolfe Tone Villas in Wexford was granted bail on an assault charge after his father put up €1,000 in cash.

And Judge Gerard Haughton was told that the accused sportsman was receiving regular counselling for drink and drug problems.

The 23-year-old accused was brought before the District Court sitting at Ardcavan after his arrest by Garda Anne Marie Doyle.

The garda told how the prosecution for assault causing harm was taken after a man was left unconscious with a head injury in North Main Street.

The injured party had sustained a 3 millimetre bleed to the brain, she stated before she opposed the granting of bail.

However, the judge was persuaded to allow Walsh his liberty on remand after hearing evidence from the defendant’s father.

Donal Walsh said he was not in work but that he had the €1,000 in court from savings to offer as surety.

He described his son as an amateur boxer who trained for an hour and a half every day, plus an extra session on Sundays.

Dean had represented his country in the ring and narrowly missed out on Olympic selection, the court was reminded.

He now attended a counsellor at Ais Eirí on Fridays as he had been binge drinking at weekends.

Judge Haughton set out strict bail conditions as the matter was adjourned to November 27.

The unemployed defendant was told that he must stay indoors at home in Wolfe Tone Villas each night from 9.30 p.m. until 8 a.m.

He was ordered to sign on daily at the garda station in Wexford and not enter any licensed premises unless accompanied by his father.

Dean Walsh signed a €300 bail bond and Donal Walsh signed a €1,500 surety with a €1,000 cash element.

Dean Walsh and his father were back in court as required on Monday, November 27 when a remand on bail was ordered until December 18 for DPP instructions.

Solicitor Tim Cummings looked for relaxation of the curfew imposed as a condition of bail, explaining that his client had an offer of work and needed to be able to report for duty at 7 a.m.

On that understanding, Judge Gerard Haughton adjusted the curfew, requiring Walsh to be at home from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night.