A county councillor in Donegal has been found not guilty of assault causing harm.
John O'Donnell, 37 and from Kilmacrennan, was found not guilty of a single charge of assault causing harm on Seamus O'Donnell after a trial lasting four and a half days.
The court had heard claims that Seamus O'Donnell was attacked in Letterkenny on a night out on 23 February 2015.
The victim claimed he had been kicked in the head by Mr O'Donnell and had spent eight days in hospital as a result of the attack.
Mr O'Donnell had pleaded not guilty and said he was only acting out of self-defence.
Judge John Aylmer had earlier directed the jury to acquit Mr O'Donnell of another charge of assault causing harm to Emmet Gallagher on the same night arising out of the same incident.
The jury had deliberated for more than four hours before returning with a verdict this afternoon.
The jury spokeswoman said they had found Mr O'Donnell not guilty on the single charge of assault causing harm.
