A man accused of damaging an M50 toll barrier with an angle grinder has been sent forward for trial to the Circuit Court. Tony Rochford is also accused of threatening a garda with the angle grinder. The court heard it will be alleged Mr Rochford told the gardai while he was at the toll gate: “The time for talking is over”. Mr Rochford, (49), Steeple Manor, Trim, Co Meath, is charged with producing an angle grinder and attempting to strike a garda with it, engaging in offensive conduct and damaging an eFlow entry gate at the M50 toll plaza northbound on May 30th, 2018. The court had heard it will be alleged at 11.50am on May 30th 2018, gardaí were called to the M50 toll at Blanchardstown because a man was attempting to damage a gate with an angle grinder.

Source: The Irish Times September 06, 2018 12:20 UTC