No bail for woman accused of punching one Cork garda and biting arm of another

Gardaí objected to bail being granted in the case on the basis of failures by the accused to turn up in court a number of times

The incident is alleged to have happened at St Luke's Cross in June last year. File picture: Larry Cummins

A 25-year-old woman charged with punching one member of An Garda Síochána in the nose and biting another officer’s arm was remanded in custody on Thursday.

Garda Ken O’Brien arrested Teegan Lonergan of Cork Simon Community on a bench warrant and objected to bail being granted in her case on the basis of failures to turn up in court a number of times and the garda belief that excessive drinking by the accused was becoming an increasing problem with the accused in the city centre.