Gardai say a man who was assaulted in a Louth pub at the weekend has died.

Laurence-Michael McGeown (60) was allegedly punched in an attack on Friday night.

He suffered serious head injuries during the incident in a pub on the Castletown Road in Dundalk.

Mr. McGeown had been on a life support machine at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda but died from his injuries today.

A man in his 30s is being questioned by gardai at Dundalk garda station.