Man fined over clash with gardaí

A man driving a 4x4 pulling a trailer with three horses got aggressive with gardaí resulting in him being pepper-sprayed and struck with a baton, but yesterday he claimed he was just anxious about the animals.

Keith Walsh, aged 32, of 97 Ardcullen, Hollyhill, Cork, said: “I apologise to the guards, I was just upset. I was stopped the week before when I had horses as well. I was upset, I was tired, I wanted to get the animals back to grazing. I did lose my temper, I am sorry to the court.”

Walsh pleaded guilty at Cork District Court to charges of obstructing a garda and engaging in threatening behaviour at Albert Quay, Cork, on Aug 20.