Louth man gets community service for assault

A Louth man who attacked a stranger outside a pub and left him bleeding on the ground has been ordered to carry out 175 hours of community service in lieu of 18 months jail time.

Patrick Grimes (aged 48) had been allowed a second chance to gather €5,000 compensation for his victim. He had initially raised the sum in 2009 but claims he spent it on his mother’s funeral shortly before Christmas.