Clare father and son waved pitchfork and calving jack at gardaí in 'scene from Wild West'

'All hell broke loose' after gardaí followed father to farm late at night on suspicion of drink-driving, court heard

At Kilrush District Court, Judge Mary Larkin described the conduct of Denis Waters, 53, and his son, Brian Waters, 25, both with an address at Lacken, Kilmihil, as 'unbelievable'. File picture

A judge has compared a late-night chaotic farmyard scene where a father and son confronted gardaí with a pitchfork and a calving jack to something from the Wild West.

At Kilrush District Court, Judge Mary Larkin described the conduct of Denis Waters, 53, and his son, Brian Waters, 25, both with an address at Lacken, Kilmihil, as “unbelievable”.