Fire officer assaulted while tackling Galway blaze

Gardaí in Co Galway are investigating an assault on a fire officer who was tackling a blaze in Portumna in the early hours of this morning.

Fire officer assaulted while tackling Galway blaze

Gardaí in Co Galway are investigating an assault on a fire officer who was tackling a blaze in Portumna in the early hours of this morning.

The man was punched in the face when he arrived to extinguish a caravan that had been set on fire near Capira at around 2.30am.

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