Men in garda-sword attack jailed for two and three years

Three young men who attacked gardaí with a sword and a car battery and bit, kicked and punched them to try and obstruct an arrest have been sentenced to two and three year prison terms by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Stephen Duffy (aged 19), St Ronan's Green, John Bishop (aged 20), St Ronan's Drive, and Stephen Doyle (aged 20), of St Mark's Grove, all Clondalkin all pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Doyle's home on November 12, 2005.