Young Corkman faces nine-year garda assault charge on his return from Down Under

The incident happened over nine years ago in Ballincollig, but he has been living in Australia and New Zealand since until recently

The garda's hand was sprained as he tried to search the defendant for drugs. File picture: Dan Linehan

A young man assaulted a member of An Garda Síochána in an effort to prevent a drugs search where he was living in Ballincollig over nine years ago.

The case against Donnchadh Lynch who was then living at Hodder’s Villas, Ballincollig, County Cork, was delayed since August 14, 2013, because the young man went to live in Australia and New Zealand and did not return until recently.