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.