Garda accused of taxi row assault must pay €2k to charity

AN off-duty garda accused of assaulting a woman in a row over a taxi in Galway city has avoided a conviction and has been ordered to make a contribution of €2,000 to charity.

Garda Shane Waldron, 29, who is stationed in Oranmore in Co Galway, was charged with the assault of Emma Collins, 28, in Eyre Square in the early hours of November 25, 2007.

The charge was brought by the Director of Public Prosecutions following an investigation by the Garda Ombudsman.