Man guilty of assault during row over stray cattle

A man has been found guilty of assaulting his neighbour in a row sparked by straying cattle, while his partner has been convicted of blocking the road with a car.

One witness in the case, Nuala O’Brien, became emotional as she told Bantry District Court of when her then 69-year-old father, Patrick, was struck by Daniel Hegarty, of Ardnamanagh, Schull in Co Cork, on June 15, 2015.

The court also heard that Ms O’Brien was hit by Mr Hegarty on the hand as she sought to shield her father, and that Mr Hegarty had been joined at the scene of the incident by his partner, Rosarie O’Donoghue, and as many as three of their children in what Judge James McNulty said was “a matter of grave concern”.