Man accused of harassing garda sergeant for 2 years

A Dublin man has gone on trial accused of harassing a garda sergeant by phoning him and posting online messages calling him “lying” and “corrupt”.

Sean Carraher, aged 55, of Stradbrook Hill, Blackrock, Dublin, has pleaded not guilty to harassing Sergeant Conor Gilmartin between March 2009 and May 2011.

Sgt Gilmartin told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court he first came into contact with Mr Carraher in 2007 when he was arrested and taken to Shankill Garda Station over an unrelated matter.