Jul. 17, 2026
Man jailed for six years for ‘one-punch’ attack on vulnerable homeless man
A man who carried out a “savage” and unprovoked one-punch assault on a homeless man in Dublin city centre almost three years ago has been jailed for six years. Shane Murray (then 19) assaulted Damien Merrigan (then 49), who sustained serious... Read more.
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