Court appearance for man at centre of Sargent resignation

A man at the centre of the row that triggered Trevor Sargent's resignation as a junior minister has appeared at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A man appealing his conviction for an assault at the centre of a dispute which ultimately led to the resignation of former Junior Minister Trevor Sargent had his case adjourned today.

Travel agency worker Dominic McGowan (aged 31), a constituent of Mr Sargent in north Co Dublin, became embroiled in a row with neighbour Stephen Mulvany (aged 34) in September 2007.