THE case of a businessman and former Cavan Gaelic football star accused of attacking a journalist at the Four Courts has been given a priority hearing date in March. He has pleaded not guilty and was due to face a non-jury summary trial at Dublin District Court today. Mr Managh, a well known journalist, covers the Circuit Civil Court and High Court actions for multiple national news organisations. In relation to the theft charge, Garda Michael McGrath had said it was alleged the reporter’s notebook was stolen. The journalist had been covering a civil case at the Four Courts involving the accused, Garda McGrath said.

Source: Irish Independent December 22, 2020 17:15 UTC