GAA star garda admits assault

AN OFF-DUTY Garda - who has represented Roscommon at senior inter-county football level - was “exceptionally intoxicated” when he assaulted a hotel porter late at night, a court has heard.

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At Ennis District Court, Caoileann Fitzmaurice, 31, who is stationed at Pearse Street Garda Station in Dublin, pleaded guilty to assaulting Olufegun Lawal at Queens Hotel on Abbey Street in Ennis, Clare on January 21, 2023.

In the prosecution against Mr Fitzmaurice by the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission (GSOC), Sarah Jane Comerford BL outlined the facts in the case to the court.

Ms Comerford, instructed by State Solicitor for Clare Aisling Casey, said that on January 21, 2023, Mr Fitzmaurice - who is a garda but was off-duty on the night - was out in Ennis and he was brought back to Queens Hotel by a number of friends.