Ireland Case No. 16392Assault on garda · Co. Tipperary · 2 Oct 2022
Roscrea man pleads guilty to assaulting garda
On 2 October 2022 Garda Andrew Loughlin saw an altercation between two males at the junction of Pearse Street and Summerhill in Roscrea, Co Tipperary. Tommy Harty, a 23-year-old man, was arrested after other gardaí arrived, and was charged with assaulting the garda, producing an article capable of inflicting serious injury and intoxication in a public place. At Nenagh District Court, reported on 2 August 2024, Harty pleaded guilty to two counts of assault, one count of producing an article capable of inflicting serious injury and one count of intoxication in a public place. The judge accepted his apology and adjourned the matter to November for a probation report, so no sentence has been recorded.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Convicted31 Jul
2 reports - Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Garda Andrew Loughlin observed an altercation between two males at the junction of Pearse Street and Summerhill in Roscrea.
- Garda Loughlin asked Harty to drop the bottle, which shattered when he dropped it, and Harty then became aggressive toward the garda.
- Garda Loughlin used incapacity spray, and Harty struck him.
- At Roscrea Garda Station, while being assessed by an ambulance crew, Harty slapped Garda Loughlin, and the slap was caught on CCTV.
- Cause
- Tommy Harty was seen holding a bottle of Bulmers and pursuing the other male.
- Investigation
- Harty was subdued, handcuffed and arrested after other gardaí arrived.
- When
- The incident happened on 2 October 2022.
- Charges
- Harty was charged with two counts of assault, producing an article capable of inflicting serious injury, and intoxication in a public place.
- In court
- Harty pleaded guilty at Nenagh District Court to two counts of assault, one count of producing an article capable of inflicting serious injury and one count of intoxication in a public place.
- Harty has three previous convictions, including one for a public order offence.
- The judge said the court views the matter as very serious, accepted Harty's apology and noted his guilty pleas.
- The matter was adjourned to November for a probation report, and no sentence has been recorded.
- Other details
- Harty later went to Roscrea Garda Station and apologised for his behaviour.
- Harty has very little recollection of the incident.
24 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe defendant became aggressive toward the garda and was struck by him, the garda using incapacity spray. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whatAt the station, the defendant slapped the garda while being assessed by an ambulance crew, and this was caught on CCTV. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whatGarda Andrew Loughlin observed an altercation between two males. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThe defendant was holding a bottle of Bulmers and pursuing the other male. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatGarda Loughlin stopped the defendant and asked him to drop the bottle, which shattered when dropped. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThe defendant became aggressive toward Garda Loughlin. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatGarda Loughlin used incapacity spray but was struck by the defendant. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThe defendant was subdued, handcuffed and arrested. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatAt the station, the defendant became aggressive and slapped Garda Loughlin. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe altercation was at the junction of Pearse Street and Summerhill in Roscrea. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whereThe garda observed an altercation at the junction of Pearse Street and Summerhill. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe incident happened on 2 October 2022. (tipperarylive.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
- causeThe defendant was seen holding a bottle of Bulmers and pursuing another male. (tipperarylive.ie)
- investigationOther gardaí arrived and the defendant was arrested. (tipperarylive.ie)
- investigationThe slap at the station was caught on CCTV. (offalyexpress.ie)
- chargeThe defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of assault, one count of producing an article capable of inflicting serious injury, and one count of intoxication in a public place. (tipperarylive.ie)
- chargeThe defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of assault, production of an article capable of inflicting serious injury, and intoxication in a public place. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe defendant has three previous convictions, including one for a public order offence. (tipperarylive.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe judge said the court views the matter as very serious. (tipperarylive.ie)
- courtThe matter was put back to November for a probation report. (tipperarylive.ie)
- courtThe judge accepted the apology and noted the guilty pleas. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe matter was adjourned to November for a probation report. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe defendant later went to Roscrea Garda Station and apologised for his behaviour. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe defendant has very little recollection of the incident. (offalyexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 2 Aug2024Garda assaulted while breaking up a fight on street in Roscrea
Court report of the guilty pleas at Nenagh District Court, with the garda's account of the arrest, the CCTV-recorded slap at the station and the defendant's previous convictions. The matter is adjourned for a probation report, so no sentence is recorded.
convicted, Tommy Harty, 23, male, named, irish (judged from name)Tommy Hartyvictim, Garda Andrew Loughlin, male, irish (judged from name)Garda Andrew Loughlin - 31 Jul2024COURT: Nenagh garda assaulted while breaking up a fight
Reports the guilty pleas to four charges, the garda's account of the incident and the defendant's three previous convictions, and that the case was adjourned to November for a probation report.
victim, Andrew Loughlin, irish (judged from name)Andrew Loughlinconvicted, Tommy Harty, 23, male, named, irish (judged from name)Tommy Harty