Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Born

Between February 2002 and February 2003, from the ages reported

Offences

Personal injury (alleged assault during restraint)

Where

Co. Galway

Reporting

5 reports, 3 Feb 2026 to 6 Feb 2026

Outlets

irishtimes.com, galwaybeo.ie, irishmirror.ie

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• Trial ongoing over alleged assault during restraint in Galway Personal injury (alleged assault during restraint) · Co. Galway

  Denise Callinan, a 23-year-old physical education and biology teacher from Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim, claims a male garda twisted her arm until it broke at Millstreet Garda station in Galway in the early hours of 19 October 2019, after she was arrested following an altercation with her brother near Eyre Square. She pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and drunk and disorderly behaviour that night, and an X-ray later revealed a spiral fracture of her left humerus. Callinan sued the Garda Commissioner for damages, naming retired garda inspector Brendan Moore, a 17-year use-of-force instructor, as the officer on duty. The civil trial opened before Judge Tony O'Connor and a jury in February 2026 and is ongoing.

  In court, 3 Feb 2026Victim · 5 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 6 Feb2026
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Trial ongoing over alleged assault during restraint in Galway

   Retired garda doesn’t deny injuring woman in station as he can’t recall incident, court hears

   victim, Denise Callinan, 28, female, irish (judged from name)Denise Callinan♀28IE
2. 6 Feb2026
   In courtgalwaybeo.ie, in Trial ongoing over alleged assault during restraint in Galway

   Teacher claims Galway Garda 'twisted arm until it broke' following her arrest

   victim, Denise Callinan, 29, female, irish (judged from name)Denise Callinan♀29IE
3. 6 Feb2026
   In courtirishmirror.ie, in Trial ongoing over alleged assault during restraint in Galway

   Teacher claims Garda 'twisted arm until it broke' following her arrest

   victim, Denise Callinan, 29, female, irish (judged from name)Denise Callinan♀29IE
4. 5 Feb2026
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Trial ongoing over alleged assault during restraint in Galway

   Teacher who claims arm broken by garda could not have sustained injury before her arrest, court told

   victim, Denise Callinan, 28, female, irish (judged from name)Denise Callinan♀28IE
5. 3 Feb2026
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Trial ongoing over alleged assault during restraint in Galway

   Teacher ‘screamed in agony’ after Garda allegedly twisted arm until broken, court hears

   victim, Denise Callinan, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Denise Callinan♀23IE

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