New appeal date set for neighbour's row at centre of Sargent resignation

A new appeal date has been set for a man convicted of an assault at the centre of a dispute, which triggered the resignation of former Junior Minister Trevor Sargent.

Travel agency worker Dominic McGowan (aged 31), a constituent of Mr Sargent's in north Co Dublin, became embroiled in a row with neighbour Stephen Mulvany (aged 35) in September 2007.