A businessman and former Cavan Gaelic football star has been given four weeks to indicate how he is pleading to a charge of attacking a journalist at the Four Courts. A businessman and former Cavan Gaelic football star has been given four weeks to indicate how he is pleading to a charge of attacking a journalist at the Four Courts. Eddie Óg O'Reilly (40), of Kilcogy, Mullahoran, Co Cavan, is accused of assault causing harm and theft of a notebook from veteran court reporter Ray Managh. Mr Managh, a well-known journalist, covers the Circuit Civil Court and High Court actions for multiple national news outlets. He had been reporting on civil proceedings involving Mr O'Reilly when the assault and theft are alleged to have happened on May 11, last year.

Source: Irish Independent October 31, 2019 02:37 UTC