A jury of eight women and four men have found a community garda not guilty of striking three "Reclaim the Streets" protesters with his baton two years ago.

The jury in the trial of a garda accused of assaulting three "Reclaim the Streets" protesters in 2002 has been told the law allows assault in self-defence.

A garda inspector who was on duty at the "Reclaim the Streets" demonstration on May 6, 2002, told a jury he ordered gardaí to put their batons away when he saw them being used on the crowd.

A 19-year-old man told a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that Garda Donal Corcoran was the man who hit him in an assault he described as "fast, bloody and brutal".

A woman who claims she was struck on the back of the head with a baton during the May 2002 Reclaim the Streets demonstration has identified Garda Donal Corcoran as the perpetrator.

Two members of An Garda Siochana have been found not guilty by a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury of assaulting a "Reclaim the Streets" protestor in May 2002.

Senior officers have identified each of the three gardaí on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

The trial of three gardaí accused of beating a Reclaim the Streets protestor on the head with their batons has continued in legal argument in the absence of the jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

The trial of three gardaí accused of beating a Reclaim the Streets protestor on the head with their batons has continued in legal argument in the absence of the jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

The trial of three gardaí accused of beating a Reclaim the Streets protestor on the head with their batons has continued in legal argument in the absence of the jury at Dublin's Circuit Criminal Court.

The trial of three gardaí accused of beating a Reclaim the Streets protestor on the head with their batons has continued in legal argument in the absence of the jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

The jury in the trial of a garda accused of assaulting a Reclaim the Streets marcher in Dublin two years ago was discharged yesterday after failing to reach a verdict.

AT least one street was taken over yesterday as several hundred revellers partied in the centre of Dublin.

Trial dates have been set by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for six gardaí who face charges of assaulting protesters at the "Reclaim the Streets" incidents last year.

A garda today denied assaulting a participant in a May Day rally in the centre of Dublin last year.

Amnesty International has criticised the Irish Government for failing to incorporate the European Convention on Human Rights into law.

AS someone who took part in last Monday’s Reclaim The Streets (RTS) street party in Dublin I wish to congratulate everyone involved for making it such a happy, fun, party day to highlight a very serious cause — that our streets and open spaces, not just in Dublin but in other cities and towns across the country, are being taken over

UP to 1,000 anti-car protesters caused traffic chaos in parts of Dublin yesterday as gardaí took a soft approach to a Reclaim the Streets protest.

GARDAÍ are to be given video cameras to record drink-related offences at pubs, nightclubs and takeaways, as part of a new clampdown on public order offences.

IRELAND’S presidency of the EU next year will be marred by violence if the gardaí are not given more money and if management doesn’t plan for the expected protests, a top garda representative said yesterday.

Ten gardai who refused to co-operate with the investigation into garda assaults on protestors in Dublin last May could face disciplinary action or even dismissal, according to reports today.

Garda Commissioner Pat Byrne has strongly defended the Gardai who refused to identify colleagues who were video-taped attacking Reclaim the Streets protestors in Dublin last May.

The Garda Complaints Board has criticised the officers involved in the breaking up of a demonstration in Dublin last May, accusing them of protecting their colleagues from the rigours of the law.

Seven gardai are to face criminal charges in connection with last May's Reclaim the Streets demonstration on Dublin's Dame Street.

CIVIL liberties activists have expressed concern that gardaí involved in the force's internal investigation into the Reclaim The Streets protest on May 6 may have been able to access confidential details about complainants.

Anti-capitalist activists will give their reaction later today to the beginning of an internal garda investigation into the alleged excessive use of force during a Mayday march last month.

A large number of demonstrators are expected to gather in Dublin city centre this evening to protest against alleged police brutality at an anti-capitalist march on Monday.

The Labour Party has called for a speedy investigation into allegations of heavy-handedness by the Gardai during an anti-capitalist protest in Dublin yesterday.

Gardai faced allegations of brutality today after 24 anti-capitalism protesters were arrested in Dublin last night.