Man fights for life after assault at Tipperary home

An argument over money is believed to have been at the centre of a serious assault which has left a 66-year-old man fighting for his life in hospital.

Gardaí believe PJ Kelly, who lives at Kilcaroon outside Ballyporeen in south Tipperary, was struck with a domestic implement during an altercation that broke out in his house, with a man he knew, at about 3.40pm on Thursday.

Gardaí confirmed Mr Kelly, a separated father of two originally from Galway, suffered “serious head injuries” in the incident and remained in a critical condition in hospital yesterday.