"Disgusting and cowardly attack" on two gardai in Louth condemned
General Secretary of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) Antoinette Cunningham who said such attacks were "happening all too frequently"
An alleged attack on two gardai in Carlingford in the early hours of Tuesday morning has been described as "disgusting & cowardly" by the General Secretary of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) Antoinette Cunningham who said such attacks were "happening all too frequently" adding "in what other job would it be tolerated that you are attacked & assaulted as you go about your job."
The public order incident that occurred at around 1:30am yesterday, Tuesday, on the Greenore Road in Carlingford.
One male Garda was taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries sustained as a result of this incident.
A second male Garda received injuries which did not require medical attention at the scene.
Two men were arrested in relation to the incident: one aged in his 40s and another aged in his late teens.
Both have since been charged and appeared before a sitting of Trim District Court yesterday.
Gardai say Garda welfare services have been offered and put in place for both Garda members and their colleagues.