Garda stabbed by man at checkpoint

A GARDA was stabbed and a colleague had his wrist broken after they were attacked by a man who they tried to arrest on suspicion of drink driving over the weekend.

Gardaí were still searching for the man last night following the attack at a checkpoint in West Cork shortly after 2:15am yesterday.

Garda Dave Barry, a member of the traffic corps, was operating a checkpoint in Dunmanway when he became suspicious of the driver and attempted to arrest him.