Former soldier admits punching man in the face during Cork card game

A card game in a pub got out of hand when one player punched another player four or five times in the face knocking him to the floor.

Derek Hackett pleaded guilty to a charge of assault causing harm to another man at the Riverstown Inn, Glanmire, Cork, on September 29, 2018. Hackett served 31 years in the Irish Army. Picture: Stock image

A card game in a pub got out of hand when one player punched another player four or five times to the face knocking him to the floor.