Garda awarded €94k for knee injury during arrest

A garda and former dual GAA player has been awarded €94,000 damages at a Garda compensation hearing in the High Court.

Garda awarded €94k for knee injury during arrest

Ms Justice Mary Irvine heard Garda Brian Begley, aged 33, of Meadow Lawn, Raheen, Limerick, was hurt when apprehending a man described as “extremely drunk” outside a Limerick pub on Jul 26, 2003.

Barrister Paul McMorrow told the court Garda Begley suffered torn ligaments in his right knee, which forced him to give up his inter-county sporting career.

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