Gang attacks garda with an iron bar

A GANG who attacked a garda with an iron bar in south Tipperary may have been on their way to an intended robbery.

The garda, stationed in Cahir, suffered minor injuries in the incident which happened on the roadside between Clogheen and The Vee, in the Knockmealdown mountains.

Gardaí across Munster are hunting for the gang of three men who escaped through The Vee after assaulting the garda on Thursday night. It is understood the officer was on traffic duty at the time at Bótharnagor, between Castlegrace Cross and Loughlin’s Bridge outside Clogheen, and was attacked after stopping a car containing three men.