Aggressive male arrested on street in Offaly following 'domestic altercation'

What gardai described as 'an aggressive male was arrested by the Gardaí on a street in Birr, during the evening of Friday August 2, following a “domestic altercation”.

“At 9.30pm,” said a Garda spokesperson, “the Guards were called to the scene of a disturbance involving a man and a woman on Brendan Street. When the Guards approached the man he became aggressive towards them and he refused to leave the scene. He was therefore arrested.”

In the early hours of Sunday morning, August 4 another male was also arrested on a street in Birr, for committing a number of public order offences.

“At 3am a male was drunk on Main Street,” said the spokesperson. “When the Guards approached him and asked him to leave, on a number of occasions, he was non-compliant. He also refused to give his name and address. He was therefore arrested and charged.”