Father held baby girl over river by one leg during tense stand-off with armed gardaí

Members of the Garda Armed Response Unit along with trained negotiators were called in to defuse the situation concerning the father and his baby girl.

Seven new charges were brought against the 28-year-old Ennis man at Ennis District Court concerning a series of alleged offences over a four-hour period at four different locations in Ennis on April 10 and the early hours of April 11 last. Picture: File photo

A father endangered the life of his three-and-a-half month old baby girl when he held her upside down by one leg over the River Fergus in Ennis during a tense stand-off in April.

That is according to one of seven new charges brought against the 28-year-old Ennis man at Ennis District Court concerning a series of alleged offences over a four-hour period at four different locations in Ennis on April 10 and the early hours of April 11 last.