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Date set for Anthony Stokes assault trial

Anthony Stokes is charged with assault causing harm to an Elvis impersonator
Anthony Stokes is charged with assault causing harm to an Elvis impersonator

Celtic and Irish international footballer Anthony Stokes will face trial next year in relation to an alleged assault at a Dublin nightclub.

Stokes, 26, of Claremont Terrace, Glasgow, was sent forward to Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on District Court charges of assaulting causing harm to Elvis impersonator Anthony Bradley, 42, at Buck Whaleys on Leeson Street on 8 June 2013.

Defending barrister Lorcan Staines indicated to Judge Martin Nolan that his client was seeking a trial date.

Judge Nolan remanded Mr Stokes on continuing bail to the trial date, which is set for 11 May 2015.