A man charged with 'viciously' assaulting two gardaí in Ballyfermot, Dublin earlier this week has been refused bail. Photograph: Dave MeehanA man charged with “viciously” assaulting two gardaí in Ballyfermot, Dublin earlier this week has been refused bail.
A male and female officer were treated in hospital after being injured while responding to a public order incident outside a pub on the Ballyfermot Road in the early hours of Monday. Three men and a woman have been arrested over the incident. Jonathan Dolan , formerly of Colepark Green, Ballyfermot and lately residing in a hostel on Manor Street, Dublin 7, faced objections to bail at Dublin District Court due to the seriousness of the charges and fears he would not turn up for his trial. The unemployed father of one is accused of assaulting the two officers and engaging in violent disorder.
Garda Grace Lumsden said Mr Dolan “made no reply” to the charges. She told the court the incident was life-altering for the two officers who had been dealing with a public order incident when they were “repeatedly assaulted by a group of four people”.