Garda and two others on affray charge

An off-duty Garda, his brother, and another man, accused of getting involved in a street fight last summer, have appeared in court in Limerick.

Adrian Joyce, aged 31, from Claremorris in Co Mayo, appeared before Limerick District Court yesterday charged under Section 16 of the Public Order Act.

Garda Joyce, who is based at Dublin’s Pearse St Station, is accused of causing an affray by using, or threatening to use, violence at O’Connell St in Limerick city on Jul 7 last year.