2017-12-12 · Dublin
Man spared jail for second time over attack on garda, despite DPP appeal
Gregory McAuley, 43, was spared jail twice for assaulting a Garda during a domestic dispute. He pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to an on‑duty Garda at his former partner's home in Kilbarrack on 19 February 2016. Judge Martin Nolan originally imposed 200 hours of community service instead of a three‑year custodial sentence. The Court of…