‘Dangerous’ driver narrowly misses Galway garda as video shows ‘reckless’ incident

This is the moment a Galway garda narrowly avoided being hit by a “dangerous” driver.

Officers in Mill Street are investigating the Eyre Square incident which they are describing as “reckless”

A video from the incident in the early hours of Wednesday morning shows a Garda van beside a pulled over white car.

The car then drives away from the scene, narrowly missing a uniformed officer as it moves away.

A garda spokesman told Galway Live: "Gardaí are investigating an incident of dangerous driving and reckless endangerment in Eyre Square, Galway at approximatively 2:40 am on Wednesday 08th July, 2026."

Separately, gardai are also investigating a serious incident that took place at a Galway school.

Between midnight and 9am on Friday morning, the Old National School in Bullaun, Loughrea was broken into.

The culprits caused a serious amount of damage to the inside of the building while also damaging a number of musical instruments.

A spokesman for gardai told Galway Live: “We are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed any persons acting suspiciously in the area or anyone who may have any information in relation to this incident is asked to contact Loughrea Garda Station on 091-842870.