Louis Walsh denies claims of assault in nightclub

GARDAÍ are investigating an alleged assault by pop promoter Louis Walsh on a man in a Dublin city nightclub.

Details of the incident, alleged to have happened on April 10 after a Westlife gig, emerged yesterday in newspaper reports.

The man behind Westlife and other pop bands such as Boyzone and Girls Aloud was quoted yesterday as saying the allegations were “wholly false” and without foundation.