Gun victim garda helped break up Traveller brawl

A Garda shot twice in an attempted murder in the US last year was one of 20 gardaí deployed to help break up a massive brawl involving up to 30 “feuding” members of the Travelling community on Thursday night.

Gun victim garda helped break up Traveller brawl

Garda Brian Hanrahan, who was robbed and shot in the chest and leg while holidaying in New Orleans in January 2015, was one of 20 gardaí who responded to the violent clashes, which broke out at a Traveller suicide awareness meeting at the Rathkeale House Hotel.

Yesterday, four men from the Travelling community appeared at Limerick District Court, charged with violent disorder.

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