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A BIRTHDAY celebration turned sour when a row broke out at a disco in Scariff and the man celebrating his birthday was assaulted.
As a result, cousins Gary Quigley (19), of Riverview, Scariff, and Keith Quigley (20), of Callaghy, Tuam- graney, were convicted of assaulting Raymond Durek, at McNamara’s dis- co in Scariff on March 20 last year.
Inspector John Galvin told Killaloe District Court that something was said to Mr Durek’s girlfriend and Mr Durek was then knocked to the ground.
‘A number of people jumped on top of him. He got struck. Keith Quigley was identified as one of those,” he said. “Gary Quigley struck Mr Durek later that evening,” he said.
He said the injured party did not sustain serious injuries.
Mr Durek told the court that he had been out celebrating his birthday that night and said he was punched a number of times.
Defending solicitor Sauls Loughnane said that while he was not trying to diminish what had hap- pened, it was at the “lower end of the scale” in terms of assaults.
He said that Gary Quigley got in- volved because he thought his cousin Keith had been under attack.
Keith Quigley had no previous convictions, while Gary had been in court previously, on a minor matter.
A one-month jail term was imposed on Gary Quigley, suspended for two years. He was also fined €1,500, while a fine of €1,000 was imposed on Keith Quigley.