Two charged in brutal attack on Irishman in Australia

POLICE investigating the savage beating of a young Irishman in Australia have arrested two men and said they were on the trail of a third suspect.

John Counihan, 23, from Castlecor, between Mallow and Kanturk, Co Cork, almost died from serious head injuries when he was punched and kicked after a minor disagreement in a pub at Bondi Beach in Sydney six months ago.

Mr Counihan has twice had surgery on his skull and is still under the care of Australian doctors.