Man attacked two female Gardaí in row over bag of chips

A late night row over a bag of chips culminated in a Tipperary builder beating up two female gardaí.

At Ennis Circuit Court yesterday, married father of three, James Ryan, aged 57, of Grange Rd, Ballina, received a suspended 18-month jail term for the assault causing harm of Garda Áine Troy and Garda Tracy Corcoran on September 19, 2015.

In the case, Garda Troy and Garda Corcorcan were called to a late-night incident at New York Pizza in Ballina where Mr Ryan was in a dispute with the owner over a bag of chips claiming that he had paid for the chips.