Glass thrown at bar worker and shop owner attacked

A row over a bet on a game of pool in a pub resulted in one man finishing his pint and throwing the glass at a bar worker and missing her but causing €1,200 damage to a TV screen.

Inspector John Deasy said the man then went to a nearby Centra, where he got into another row and assaulted the owner and a member of staff.

Judge Olann Kelleher said this vicious attack in the shop was one of the worst he had seen in recent years at Cork District Court.