Two in court after garda seriously injured by stolen car

Two people have appeared in court charged in connection with an incident in Dublin in which a Garda was seriously injured by a stolen car.

Two people have appeared in court today charged in connection with an incident in Dublin in which a Garda was seriously injured by a stolen car.

Dublin District Court heard the officer will require a number of operations after he was allegedly crushed against a patrol car on Saturday night.

Patrick McDonagh (aged 26) has been remanded in custody, while 26-year-old Amy Gildea has been bailed until her next hearing.

Garda Lucy Wood told Dublin District Court that on Saturday night, she and two of her colleagues approached a red Citroen - believed to have been taken in a burglary in Clonuske Rise Estate in Balbriggan.

She told the court that 26-year-old Patrick McDonagh of Bath Road Balbriggan was in the driver's seat, and 26-year-old Amy Guildea of Dún Saithne Road was a passenger.

It is alleged that the vehicle reversed at speed dragging two of her colleagues along the road - pinning Garda Ciaran Murrihy against a patrol car.

Garda Wood said they then drove at speed and again collided with a patrol car.

The car then left the scene and the court heard Mr McDonagh allegedly assaulted another Gardaí - elbowing him twice in the face - when he was arrested.

Four Gardaí were injured in total. The court heard Garda Murrihy will need a number of operations and will be out of work for a very long time.

Patrick McDonagh was charged with unauthorised taking of a vehicle and two counts of criminal damage - and will be remanded in custody at Clover Hill to appear in court again on Friday.

Amy Guildea was charged with being passenger in a stolen car was granted bail to appear in court again in October.