A father lost control when headbutting a GAA coach in front of young children playing hurling at an under-10s training session in east Clare in May of last year, a court has heard.
At Killaloe District Court sitting in Ennis, Maurice Crotty (43) has pleaded guilty to the assault of juvenile hurling coach, Aidan Fleming at Smith O’Brien’s GAA club, Abbey Street, Killaloe on May 29th last contrary to Section 2 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997.
Judge Alec Gabbett told the court: “This man has pleaded guilty to headbutting a coach on a pitch in front of children at an u-10 training session. It is extremely serious.”
Solicitor, Tara Godfrey for Mr Crotty of Millstream, Killaloe, told the court that on the…