The Defence Forces has said it commends the bravery of Natasha O'Brien, who was beaten unconscious in a random street attack by a serving soldier, and said it hopes for her full recovery from the injuries sustained.
Cathal Crotty, 22, of Parkroe Heights, Ardnacrusha, Co Clare, who also boasted about it on social media, walked free from court after being given a fully suspended sentence which the victim described as "not justice".
Asked whether it had any comment following the sentence, or if Crotty was still employed by the Defence Forces, it said: "The Defence Forces unequivocally condemn any actions by serving personnel that are contrary to or do not reflect our values.
"Any conviction in a civilian court may have implications for the retention and service of members of the Defence Forces, as stipulated in Defence Forces Regulations.
"Once due process has been completed in a civilian court of law it becomes a matter for the relevant Defence Forces authorities in accordance with Defence Forces Regulations.
"As such it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time."
The trial heard that Crotty remains a solider based at Sarsfield Barracks in Limerick.
His superior, Commandant Paul Togher, gave evidence that he was an "exemplary, courteous, professional and disciplined" soldier.
Comdt Togher said he was "exceptionally disappointed and surprised" by the evidence he had heard as it was "very out of character" for the defendant, adding that he was most disappointed as Crotty, as a solider, "is expected to keep people safe".
Earlier, Women's Aid CEO Sarah Benson said that a verdict which saw a soldier avoiding a jail term after beating a woman unconscious, calls into question Ireland's national strategy of zero tolerance of violence against women.
Speaking on RTÉ's Drivetime, Ms Benson said: "When you have a situation where the record is clear in showing that somebody can walk down a public thoroughfare, and publicly yell homophobic slurs, and then proceed to beat a woman unconscious ... and yet is referred to as exemplary, as polite, as courteous and as professional - I just don't think that one can square that circle when it's a matter of record that individual perpetrated these acts."
Ireland needs to "take seriously" its commitment to women, Ms Benson said, adding that she had hoped we as country "were in a better place" than where this case suggests.
"To plead guilty but having also done some insidious initial actions such as gloating about the behaviour ... on social media, to blame the victim for what has happened, these are tropes that are core to the structural and systemic issues, and misogyny that we have to work to overcome.
"I would have hoped we were in a better place than this case is suggesting."
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Ms Benson said that it is of "serious concern" that someone can commit an act of violence against a woman "in full public view".
"I think any act of violence against women, whether it is somebody who is close, or even in an intimate relationship with somebody or somebody who is willing to perpetrate such an act, in full public view, should be of serious concern."
Ms Benson reiterated that the State needs to reassess its commitments to women in light of today's verdict.
"We have to really take seriously our commitments.
"This person is a serving soldier, and we have to look at the impact of this person's actions."
