GREENKEEPER ACCUSED OF ASSAULT
Over mowing incident
It has been reported in the press that a head greenkeeper has been accused of assaulting another member of the club after being told he could not cut the grass because it was too frosty.
The Irish Times says Leo McGlinchey is accused of assaulting Enda McMenamin, a voluntary green convener at Ballybofey and Stranorlar Golf Club in Co Donegal. CCTV footage showed Mr McGlinchey chasing Mr McMenamin around the car park before striking him with at least two punches. The incident happened on February 27th, 2013.The paper reports that Mr McMenamin told Letterkenny District Court he had asked for the greens not to be cut as it was too frosty and suggested Mr McGlinchey and another man trim trees instead.
When he returned 15 minutes later, he found Mr McGlinchey was on a lawnmower.
Mr McMenamin said he told Mr McGlinchey he was in charge of the course but the accused replied that as head greenkeeper he was.
According to the Irish Times, Judge Paul Kelly said the CCTV footage was “crystal clear”. He adjourned the case until February 22nd.
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