A serving member of An Garda Siochana was due to appear before the courts in Dublin on Thursday morning after his arrest over alleged coercive control. Garda Headquarters said the Garda member was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act in Lucan Garda station, Co Dublin. It also confirmed the garda’s arrest resulted from “the investigation of offences in relation to coercive control”. The Garda Headquarters reply added: “He is currently suspended from An Garda Síochána. ”He was due to appear before the courts, at the Criminal Courts of Justice, central Dublin, on Thursday morning.

Source: The Irish Times June 10, 2021 09:34 UTC