Man awarded €40,000 after excessive force from gardaí

A Dublin man whose arm was broken after he was arrested by the Garda Emergency Response Unit on his return from the North where he had purchased a quantity of fireworks has been awarded €40,000 in damages by the High Court.

Joseph Maher (aged 30) Landen Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin sued the Minister for Justice and the State for damages arising out of an incident that occurred near the Blanchardstown Exit on the M50 motorway on October 7, 2002.