The 40-year-old Dublin man pleaded guilty to one count of assault causing harm on a date in February 2025. He cannot be identified for legal reasons.

At the Family Law Court, Judge Alec Gabbett made his comment before granting the woman a Protection Order under the Domestic Violence Act.

Judge Christopher Callan said that he was sure Springsteen “would not be too happy” to see his music being used in this way and that the man's actions were not in line with the singer's message as a performing artist.

At Gort District Court, Sgt Claire Henaghan said that the post caused the woman “great distress”

The woman alleged that in September 2022 in two incidents, the man punched her in the back and head butted her after she refused to have sex.

The man’s access to his children will be subject to testing negative for drugs and will be terminated if he returns a positive result