The victim sued in a civil trial for assault and battery and the High Court found Senator McGahon 65% liable for damages.

The incident was investigated by An Garda Síochána. McGahon was charged with assault causing harm but when the case eventually came to court in May 2022, he was acquitted by the jury on a majority ...

Simon Harris is facing criticism from other parties over a general election candidate who was found liable for assault.

Senator John McGahon, who is standing in County Louth, was acquitted in 2022 of assaulting Breen White outside a Dundalk ...

Taoiseach Simon Harris has walked back his previous description of an altercation involving John McGahon as a “scuffle”, ...

Micheál Martin has objected to Fine Gael's decision to allow candidate John McGahon to run in the General Election. Mr ...

Mr McGahon was acquitted in 2022 of assaulting Breen White outside a Dundalk nightclub in 2018, but the Fine Gael senator was ...

McGahon was found not guilty of assault in a criminal trial of the case, but a High Court jury found him 65 per cent civilly ...

John McGahon was sued in High Court for assault and battery by Breen White following incident outside Dundalk pub in 2018 ...

Senator John McGahon, a general election candidate for the party in Louth, inflicted serious injuries on Breen White, 55, outside the Rum House pub in Dundalk, Co Louth in the early hours of June ...

Mr McGahon was found not guilty in a trial in 2022 for physically attacking Breen White outside a Co Louth pub, and images of Mr White's injuries were published today in the Sunday Times.