Eimear Cotter

3 days ago | independent.ie | Ken Foy |Robin Schiller |Adrianna Wrona |Eimear Cotter

The 49-year-old father of two was hit as he recorded vehicles' speeds on the side of the road on the R132 at Lanestown yesterday afternoon. He had served as a garda for 26 years and had been with the Roads Policing Unit since 2018. A devastated colleague of the officer told the Irish Independent that Gda Flatley was working an overtime shift at the time. "He was not even due to be on duty on Sunday,” the heartbroken garda added.

3 days ago | independent.ie | Ken Foy |Robin Schiller |Adrianna Wrona |Eimear Cotter

Garda Flatley was knocked down and killed instantly when he tried to flag down a high-powered Yamaha motorcycleDrew Harris says officer’s death called for a ‘reset and rethink’ about society’s approach to road safetyTwo other gardaí suffered injuries in separate road traffic incidents in the last week A private prayer service is being held at Dublin Castle this evening for colleagues and family members of Gda Flatley Garda Kevin Flatley was working overtime to help his colleagues when he was...

6 days ago | sundayworld.com | Eimear Cotter

'F**K OFF' | Joseph O'Connor (63) called gardaí “c***s” and repeatedly told them to f**k off. Today at 03:30A drunken man who verbally abused gardaí was having a “blow-out with friends” before a major operation that only had a 50 percent chance of success, a court heard. Joseph O'Connor (63) called gardaí “c***s” and repeatedly told them to f**k off. He apologised to gardaí for his behaviour, and was ordered to donate €400 to the Laura Lynn Hospice to avoid a conviction.

6 days ago | sundayworld.com | Eimear Cotter

'DISQUALIFIED' | Mohak Sharma (31) was stopped by gardaí after he drove around a corner on the wrong side of the road. Blanchardstown District CourtToday at 03:30An IT worker dangerously drove his car home from a party after he was racially abused at a bus stop, a court heard. Mohak Sharma (31) was stopped by gardaí after he drove around a corner on the wrong side of the road.

6 days ago | independent.ie | Eimear Cotter

Drunken man had ‘blow-out’ with friends before major surgeryA drunken man who verbally abused gardaí was having a “blow-out with friends” before a major operation that only had a 50pc chance of success, a court heard. Joseph O'Connor (63) called gardaí “c***s” and repeatedly told them to f**k off.