A man reported he was assaulted by two men when detectives found him in a premises in Belcoo with a cut above one of his eyes and part of his ear missing

A man in his 30s was taken to hospital following the assault.

Deputy Pauline Tully says the sentences being handed down are not acting as deterrents.

Senator McGahon had claimed that he was assaulted and had acted in self-defence in the early hours of that morning.

The abuse took place in locations in Cavan on dates between July 2020 and May 2022.

Crime figures for assaults carried out in Co Monaghan have declined.

Police are appealing to anyone with information to come forward.

The man in his 20's and a boy in his late teens were assaulted after two men burst into the shop in Clarecastle.