A garda harassed a female sergeant by sending her a Valentine’s card, emails, and a friend request on Facebook despite numerous warnings from his superiors not to have any contact with her.

A garda accused of harassing a woman has been brought before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on foot of a bench warrant after he failed to appear on Monday.

A judge has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a garda charged with harassing a woman after the accused failed to appear for a court date.

A garda charged with harassing two women over an 18-month period has had his case adjourned after a court heard he is accessing mental health services in Sligo hospital.