Protester suffered ‘three or four fast ones’ from garda

A fisherman has told the High Court he suffered “three or four fast ones” to the face from a garda using closed fists and wearing leather gloves during a protest against the Shell gas refinery in Mayo.

This happened as he went to aid a neighbour who was struck by the same garda, Patrick O’Donnell said.

A Garda video recording of the protest was played to the jury on the second day of the civil actions for damages by Mr O’Donnell and two others over alleged assaults on them by gardaí during the protest between 7.30am and 9am on January 19, 2007.