Garda handling of protest to be examined

Doctors were worried about the condition of the female garda who was knocked out when a traffic cone struck her on the head during Wednesday’s protest outside Leinster House.

The garda lost feeling in her arm for a period while in hospital and staff were concerned she might have suffered nerve damage but she later recovered.

The garda has not yet returned to work. Colleagues said the garda could have been blinded or had her neck broken by the missile.