Garda hospitalised after being knocked down by bike 

The e-bike rider deliberately targeted the garda who was on patrol in a west Dublin park, sources said

Hartstown Park in Blanchardstown, Dublin , where a member of the Gardai was struck by a scambler bike. Picture: Arthur Carron/Collins Photos

A garda was hospitalised after he was knocked down by an e-bike rider while on patrol targeting drug dealing and the illegal use of scrambler bikes.

The e-bike rider, a juvenille, appeared to deliberately target the garda who was on patrol in a west Dublin park, sources said.