Man lost sight in one eye in row fired by Facebook post

A man lost the sight in one eye in a row sparked by a posting on Facebook, a court has heard.

Francis Doherty, aged 22, of Lough Lower, Cahir, Co Tipperary, pleaded guilty at Limerick Circuit Court to assault causing harm to Patrick Moss, aged 23, at Bank Place in Limerick on May 20, 2011.

The court heard that Doherty kept confronting Mr Moss in the smoking area of Trinity Rooms nightclub and the men were ejected by security.