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A fisherman has been found guilty of beating up a Co Donegal pub landlord with a baseball bat.

James McGettigan had pleaded not guilty to attacking Darren McLaughlin at his home in Gleneely in Inishowen in October 2013.

Mr McLaughlin claimed that McGettigan followed him from the Orchard Bar in Gleneely and attacked him violently leaving him with fractured fingers and other injuries.

CCTV footage shown earlier showed McGettigan fighting with others in the bar before Mr McLaughlin barred him.

The court heard claims that Mr McLaughlin was also annoyed with McGettigan after his pub regulars began calling him names.

It followed incidents during which the bar landlord was caught masturbating in the bar by barmaid Denise McDaid, a former girlfriend of Mr McLaughlin.

Regulars in the bar, led by McGettigan, aged 32, had dubbed Mr McLaughlin Tommy Tank and Pat Mustard, a character from the Fr Ted television series.

McGettigan's barrister, Mr Peter Nolan, said that Mr McLaughlin had wrongly claimed it was his client who attacked him to get back at the name-calling.

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.