Brendan Dowling cleared in pepper-spray excessive-force case

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Brendan Dowling was cleared in a pepper-spray excessive-force case at Cork District Court, reported on 23 January 2014.

The State dropped the case less than two hours after it began. The Garda Representative Association said disciplinary papers had been served on Garda Fiona Sheehan and were likely also to be served on Garda Dowling.

This case may have concluded differently. The outcome has not yet been confirmed by a public source we could find.