Footballer Anthony Stokes had his prosecution for headbutting a man in Dublin’s Temple Bar struck out on Monday due to the absence of a key witness.
The 33-year-old Dubliner, a former Celtic striker and Republic of Ireland star, had claimed he acted in self-defence.
He was accused of assault causing harm to Fraser Spratt at Fitzgerald’s pub on Aston Quay, in Dublin 2, on March 16, 2019, which he denied.
