Garda’s eye gouged while attending domestic dispute

A garda was punched, kicked, spat at, and had his eye gouged while responding to a domestic dispute.

Such incidents are becoming commonplace, according to the Garda Representative Association, which is now demanding mandatory prison sentences for people who assault its members.

GRA president Ciaran O’Neill said that following the five-minute attack in Ballymun, the injured garda resumed work duties.