Judge tells A&E attack man: 'Jail or job'

A settled traveller who threw a chair at an accident and emergency doctor was today told by Judge Donagh McDonagh at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court: "It's jail or a job."

Martin McDonagh (aged 32) of Bawnlea Green, Tallaght, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to Dr Stephen Lynch at Tallaght Hospital on November 8, 2004.