Witnesses saw gardaí beating friend, court hears

Two witnesses have told a jury that they saw gardaí beat a school teacher friend with batons as he lay on the ground during the May Day 2002 "Reclaim the Streets" demonstration.

Garda Paul Daly and Garda Fergus Hogan, who are both attached to Pearse Street Garda Station, have pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm to Mr Emmet Bunting (aged 28) on May 6, 2002.