Punched after asking drunk man to leave

A drunk man drinking a can of beer broke a bottle of wine he took from a shelf in a service station and then punched a member of staff in the face when he was asked to leave.

That was according to Sergeant Dave Noonan, who was giving evidence at Cork Circuit Appeals Court yesterday in the appeal by Eric Kiely, of 21 Dublin St, Cork, against a three-month jail sentence he received for assaulting Daniel Allison at Topaz, Polefield, Cork, on February 13, 2015.

Judge Donagh McDonagh said he would increase the two-month jail sentence to six months but suspend it on condition that the accused commit no offences for the next two years.