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Sunday World
8 hours ago
- Sunday World
Dubliner (58) gets suspended sentence after punching woman in the face
Ian Curley (58) struck and knocked the woman to the ground at Spar on Dame Street A man who punched a woman in the face in a shop and ripped a chain from her boyfriend's neck in a 'psychotic episode' has been spared jail. Ian Curley (58) struck and knocked the woman to the ground as she filmed him having a confrontation with her partner. Judge Mark O'Connell gave him a three-month suspended sentence after he paid €3,000 compensation. Ian Curley News in 90 Seconds - Monday June 23 The accused, of Carrickhill Heights, Portmarnock, Dublin, pleaded guilty to assault and criminal damage at Spar, Dame Street, on October 21. Dublin District Court heard the couple had come to the city for the weekend when Curley had an argument in the shop with the man and ripped a gold chain from his neck. His girlfriend began filming Curley on her phone and he shouted at her and punched her in the face. The victims were unknown to the accused and the woman was uninjured but distraught. Curley also admitted resisting arrest after gardaí went to his home. The accused suffered from bipolar disorder and on the day, he had come off medication and this combined with alcohol resulted in a psychotic episode, his lawyer said. He did not intend to punch the woman, but to hit the phone and he 'inadvertently hit her'.
The Age
02-05-2025
- Business
- The Age
Ian Curley's luxe new Brighton restaurant and wine bar has arrived
Previous SlideNext Slide European$$$$ Ian Curley (French Saloon, Kirk's) has opened Baix in Brighton, beneath luxury apartment building The International. Five years in the making, it seats nearly 200 diners across a wine bar, restaurant, private dining room and an al fresco area. The door on the left is for Baix Dining restaurant, the door on the right leads to 81 Bay wine bar. At the latter, go for spontaneous champagne and oysters (Appellation or Albany) in the afternoon. More serious snacking includes smoked cheddar puffs drizzled with hot honey, and beef crackling made by poaching beef tendon, then slicing, dehydrating and deep-frying it until it reaches potato chip texture. It's served with malt vinegar for splashing. Baix-branded house wines, made by Tasmanian winery Ghost Rock, are reasonably priced but punch well above their weight. On the flipside, big-ticket burgundy and barolo populate a glass-walled cellar you can peer into from the 20-person private dining room.
Sydney Morning Herald
29-04-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
Baix & 81 Bay
Previous SlideNext Slide European$$$$ Ian Curley (French Saloon, Kirk's) has opened Baix in Brighton, beneath luxury apartment building The International. Five years in the making, it seats nearly 200 diners across a wine bar, restaurant, private dining room and an al fresco area. The door on the left is for Baix Dining restaurant, the door on the right leads to 81 Bay wine bar. At the latter, go for spontaneous champagne and oysters (Appellation or Albany) in the afternoon. More serious snacking includes smoked cheddar puffs drizzled with hot honey, and beef crackling made by poaching beef tendon, then slicing, dehydrating and deep-frying it until it reaches potato chip texture. It's served with malt vinegar for splashing. Baix-branded house wines, made by Tasmanian winery Ghost Rock, are reasonably priced but punch well above their weight. On the flipside, big-ticket burgundy and barolo populate a glass-walled cellar you can peer into from the 20-person private dining room.
