Gardaí stick necks out to come between swans

TWO swans met unexpectedly in a Dublin doorway yesterday, leading to one of the most unusual arrests of a garda’s career.

Local boutique owner Maura Swan opened the door of her Drumcondra home to find a wayward swan on her doorstep. And only a few yards away stood a garda ready to pounce.

The swan, probably from the nearby Tolka River, caused early morning traffic chaos on Drumcondra Road when he walked along the centre of the very busy roadway. Gda Paul Ruane, a member of traffic division based in Dublin Castle, had managed to shepherd the swan into Mrs Swan’s front garden.