Two arrested in Australia after assault on Irish backpacker

Two men have been arrested in connection with an assault on Irish backpacker in Australia.

Twenty-three-year-old John Counihan was attacked by a group of men outside a hotel in Bondi six months ago.

He had been in Australia on a working holiday for about five months before the assault happened.

He was badly beaten and spent several weeks in a coma.

Detectives have now arrested two New Zealand nationals in their 20s.