A garda accused of assaulting a protester at the 2002 ‘Reclaim the Streets’ march in Dublin has claimed in evidence that he was justified in striking the man three times in the "upper body" but denied he ever hit him in the head.

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.

A Garda accused of assaulting a protester at the 2002 "Reclaim the Streets" march in Dublin has claimed he was justified in striking a protester three times in the "upper body" but denies he ever hit a protester in the head.

A detective has told a jury that aerial footage of the 2002 ‘Reclaim the Streets’ protest in Dublin appears to show Garda Paul Tallon striking out at a protester three times with a baton.

A garda accused of assaulting a protester at the 2002 ‘Reclaim the Streets’ protest in Dublin has been identified in video footage of the event by two senior gardaí.