Garda secures injunction preventing commissioner from ending his career

High Court heard Garda Shane Kilcoyne was told last month that due to his failure to pass a physical fitness test, his services were being dispensed with from August 9 next

The court made the order in favour of Shane Kilcoyne, who entered the Garda Training College, Templemore, in 2016, and began a BA degree course in applied policing. File picture

A garda has secured a temporary High Court injunction preventing the Garda Commissioner from dispensing with his services.

The court made the order in favour of Shane Kilcoyne, who entered the Garda Training College, Templemore, in 2016, and began a BA degree course in applied policing.