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West Coast. I saw my late father and uncle and my father told me I was not ready to join them. Hill suffered multiple facial fractures, spent three weeks in hospital, and required extensive surgeries and rehabilitation. Imposing sentence at Galway Circuit Criminal Court today, Judge Rory McCabe said this had been a horrible, nasty and vicious attack and the consequences for the victim were appalling.Michael Folan (55) from Teach Mór, Lettermullen, Co Galway, had initially pleaded not guilty to a single charge of intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to Mr Hill (57), contrary to Section 4 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997, at Tí Padraig Mairtín Beag in Leitir Mór, Connemara on St Stephen’s Day, 2008.His trial opened before a jury at Galway Circuit Criminal Court last November.He changed his plea to guilty on the second day of the trial after Mr Hill gave harrowing evidence of the injuries he sustained on the night to a stunned jury.Mr Hill is a well-known concertina player, originally from ClarePlastic surgeon, Mr Patrick McCann had told the jury that Mr Hill's left eye socket had been pushed back into his skull "like an egg in an eggcup" and he had replaced the damaged bone under the socket with titanium mesh in 2009.Sergeant Ronan Mahon told the sentence hearing in February that Mr Hill had been in the pub that night with his partner and was attacked from behind when he went to the toilet.He was standing in a cubicle with the door open and looked over his shoulder to see the accused standing behind him. CANCELED. Noel Hill, and (inset) recovering from his horrific injuriesA BUILDER has been sentenced to seven years in prison with the final three years suspended for an assault on a well-known traditional Irish musician. He plays in a number of projects including: duets including Clíodhna Ní Bheaglaoich, Jack Talty, Caoimhín O Raghallaigh and Liam Ó Maonlaí; a trio entitle 'Concertina'; and with the band Ré.He is the founder of Airt and award winning Tunes in the Church live … "Three kicks to his left ear caused his spectacles to pierce his ear lobe. SHARE: SER National SER National Read More. His early career was defined by a series of collaborations with e-commerce startups in Chicago and Silicon Valley, of both strategic and technical variables and tempered by 10+ years in the corporate world. Last Modified on … Seasoned executive will create alpha for investors via operational engineering in the Chicagoland AreaMorgan Hill Partners works with growth-stage companies and financial sponsors with growth-stage portfolios, helping them achieve success quickly and more frequently than the industry standard. Complete Wiki Biography of Noel Hill, which contains net worth and salary earnings in 2020. "There were more kicks to his left eye and his skull was fractured. But he couldn’t keep his hands off the instrument and was always stealing away with it. This is sometimes claimed as being the smallest concertina in the world.Noel Hill comes from County Clare on the west coast of Ireland, where the concertina tradition is so strong the instruments was nicknamed “the Clareman’s Trumpet” and legend has it there was once a concertina in every other household. One day when his brother was laboring through a hornpipe Noel gave himself away by taking the concertina and playing the tune with ease. Sergeant Ronan Mahon told the sentence hearing in February that Mr Hill had been in the pub that night with his partner … "I am a professional musician but I cannot play for long periods anymore. Your thinking partner. Census partners are vital to ensuring a complete and accurate count. He teaches concertina at the Noel Hill Irish Concertina Schools in Ireland and throughout the United States. Join Cathal Goan and Paddy Glackin this Friday, 17 July at 3.00 pm and 5.00 pm as they look back at some of the highlights over the last 30 years of their week-long class at SSWC, Dúchas an Cheoil / The Scope of Irish Music. That got everyone’s attention, and he’s had it ever since.Noel Hill has taken the humble concertina from the house dances of County Clare on the west coast of Ireland to stages throughout the world. He joined up with Tony Linnane, Tony Callanan and Hill has toured worldwide including Europe, United States, Canada, China, Hong Kong, and Australia. "He continued to beg for mercy but got no mercy and he thought he was going to die. "I was certain I was going to die. My left side is still weak, six years later ," he said.The court heard a dispute over payment for the renovations Folan had carried out for the victim was the reason for the assault and that the matter had been in the hands of their solicitors at the time.Judge Rory McCabe indicated in February that he had a seven-year sentence in mind but he decided to adjourn sentence until today after hearing Folan had serious health issues himself and was attending counselling for alcohol and anger management issues.Mr Bernard Madden SC, defending, handed in several medical and addiction counselling reports which stated the accused had engaged well with services to address his alcohol and anger management issues.Mr Madden said his client was the sole carer for his ill wife and was being treated himself for chronic illnesses.Imposing sentence today, Jugde McCabe said the seven-year sentence stood, but due to the efforts the accused had made in the interim to rehabilitate and given his personal family circumstances, he said he would suspend the final three years of the sentence for ten years.The judge noted that with remission, the accused would serve three years of the sentence but that on his release,  it would not end there.He warned Folan he would serve the three-year suspended part of the sentence if he transgressed any time during the ten years following his release from prison.Afterwards, Mr Hill thanked his family and friends for their support and help since the night of the attack.However, he criticised the abuse of process in the way the accused delayed the trial process by insisting for so long that his trial be heard in Irish.