A man who dragged a woman to the ground and repeatedly kicked her in the face and head has been given a three-and-a-half year sentence with the final two years suspended.

When it was announced in 2012 that Clive Dunn of Dad’s Army television fame had died, it struck a note with former top showband singer Tommy Drennan.

A former company director, who filed fraudulent Vat returns over two years, has been ordered to furnish a court with details of his assets, ahead of a sentencing hearing.