A fisherman has been found guilty of assault causing harm to an Inishowen pub landlord.
James McGettigan had pleaded not guilty to attacking Darren McLaughlin with a baseball bat at his home in Gleneely on October 8th, 2013.
Mr McLaughlin claimed that McGettigan followed him from the Orchard Bar in Gleneely and attacked him violently at his home in Foden.
McGettigan had been barred form the premises two days earlier by Mr McLaughlin after CCTV footage showed he had been involved in another altercation.
McGettigan’s barrister, Mr Peter Nolan, had claimed that Mr McLaughlin had wrongly claimed it was his client who attacked the pub landlord after an incident in which he was caught masturbating at his bar.
Following the incident, regulars at the bar dubbed Mr McLaughlin Tommy Tank and Pat Mustard, a character in the Fr Ted television series.
A jury took almost an hour and a half to find McGettigan, of Gemstone Park, Gleneely, guilty of the charge.
McGettigan, 32, who wore a blue suit, shook his head as the verdict was read out.
Judge Martin Nolan adjourned the case for sentencing until next Thursday when McGettigan will be sentenced.
Gardai did not object to bail.
The court asked Mr McLaughlin, who suffered serious injuries when he was attacked, to provide a full victim impact statement.