Two gardaí forced to self-isolate as assault accused had tested positive for Covid

Man punched his brother's partner in the face in front of officers in drunken row

The officers had to isolate for a fortnight.

A man who punched his brother's partner in the face in front of watching gardaí had tested positive for Covid-19 earlier that day, meaning both officers had to self-isolate for a fortnight.

Brian Harrington, of Farnagark in Kilbrittain, Co Cork, pleaded guilty to an assault on another member of his household in the course of what Clonakilty District Court heard was a drunken row.