Drunken man sprayed deodorant in Garda's eyes during brawl with his brother

An extremely drunken man got into a very violent fight with his brother — knocking him unconscious — and when gardaí arrived at the house to restore order he sprayed a can of deodorant into an officer’s eyes.

Simon Quilligan was jailed for 10 months yesterday at Cork District Court for the assault on Garda Ross O’Donovan.

Quilligan was not prosecuted for assaulting his brother. Diarmuid Kelleher, solicitor, said Quilligan suffered serious injuries himself during the fight with his brother, including a fractured eye socket.