Brothers guilty of dog wardens attack

Two dog wardens and their van underwent what could be described as a ferocious attack when they went to investigate a complaint of a dangerous dog in Tralee.

The incident, which involved an assault on one of the wardens with a plank and damage to a county council dog van with a golf club, was perpetrated by two brothers Patrick and Michael O’Brien, who have 69 previous convictions between them for a variety of offences.

At one point the dog wardens locked themselves into their van to protect themselves until gardaí arrived.