Corkman told arresting officers of 'his delight' about assault of two gardaí in Ballyfermot

In another incident, Francis Kearns also told another officer "he had no respect for gardaí or the courts, he wasn’t afraid of prison. and that he hated women."

The scene on the Ballyfermot Road, Dublin, where the recent assault of two gardaí took place. Francis Kearns "spoke at length about his delight regarding the two gardaí in Ballyfermot who were badly assaulted.” File picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins Dublin

A 55-year-old Cork man told gardaí arresting him in the city that he was delighted to hear that two of their garda colleagues were seriously assaulted in a recent incident in Ballyfermot.

Judge Olann Kelleher jailed Francis Kearns for five months at Cork District Court.