Paramedic who changed plea was telling 'mixture of plain nonsense, half-truths and lies' says counsel

A HSE paramedic was today accused of telling “a mixture of plain nonsense, half-truths and lies” in trying to retract his guilty plea to assaulting two female first aid students.

At Ennis Circuit Court, Andrew Long (35) of Carraig Dubh, Tobertaosceain, Ennis was formally applying to change his guilty plea to 'not guilty’.