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14 Dec 2025

Irish TV Presenter Brendan Courtney attacked just outside his home in Dublin

Brendan Courtney took to social media to tell his story about how he was attacked on his way back home in Dublin this week

Irish TV Presenter Brendan Courtney attacked just outside his home in Dublin

Fashion designer and TV Presenter Brendan Courtney

Irish TV presenter and fashion designer Brandan Courtney was a victim of an unprovoked attack on the Dublin's quays last Thursday.

The presenter who has done work on RTÉ and TV3 told his story on his social media account of the attack he sustained.

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He said on his social media:

"Last night, at nine o’clock on my way home with some food, crossing the traffic lights just outside my apartment, three lads pulled up in a car and jumped out of a car and jumped out and attacked me and punched me to the ground " 

He goes on to say:

"God, I’m lucky actually but I’m sore because they kicked me in the head a couple of times. An amazing American couple walking by started screaming and the manager from the place on the corner came out and the police were there in seconds."

On his Instagram story on Friday he went on to say:

"It’s not good enough. It’s not good enough to be set upon on the street where you live and end up on a Friday in f------g A&E with a concussion"

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