Farmer assaulted man after being outbid at cattle mart

Noel O’Regan of Lissaphooka, Kilbrittain in Co Cork struck John Lordan 'a number of times' after Mr O’Regan lost out on a bid for cattle.

 A farmer outbid at a cattle mart assaulted another man who had disclosed that he had spoken about the specific lot to someone else.

Noel O’Regan of Lissaphooka, Kilbrittain in Co Cork struck John Lordan "a number of times" and also verbally abused him on March 29 of last year, arising out of Mr O’Regan losing out on a bid for cattle at Skibbereen Mart some weeks previously.