A Clonmel man who assaulted a female member of An Garda Síochána causing her harm in October last year waited until today to admit the offence and apologise to her.

A 52-year-old Detective Garda hero was “ferociously and viciously” attacked by two pit bull terriers that were released against gardaí as they searched for drugs, a judge was told yesterday.

THE prison officer who broke a baseball bat in two off his wife’s head with the words “I am going to kill you,” was yesterday given an eight-year sentence as the judge described it as a brutal and savage attack.