A former senator has been found guilty of assaulting three gardaí after he was arrested outside the Indiependence Music Festival in Mitchelstown, Co Cork . The former Labour Party senator was also found guilty of drink driving on the Limerick Road in Mitchelstown on August 1st, 2016, after his release from custody. He was also convicted of two charges of careless driving at Coolnave, Mitchelstown on August 1st, 2016 and fined €400. Garda evidence had been that he reportedly told them he was after having “a whole heap of porter, whiskey and gin”. He said the evidence of the defendant was at variance to that of the gardaí and the security guard at the festival.

Source: The Irish Times January 04, 2019 16:52 UTC