Pub owner claims barred punter assaulted him

A pub owner, dubbed Fr Ted character Pat Mustard after he was caught masturbating behind his bar, claims he was beaten up by a regular after the man was barred from his premises.

Darren McLaughlin claims he was severely beaten with a baseball bat in the yard of his home in Gleneely, Co Donegal.

He claims the accused, John McGettigan, followed him from the Orchard Bar in Gleneely in October, 2013 and struck him several times with a baseball bat.