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Garda "expected to die" during "mayhem" caused by woman high on crack

Summary

During a 2018 incident, Garda Thomas Gallagher (39) attempted to seize a vehicle driven by Christina Joyce (30), who was under the influence of crack cocaine. Gallagher held onto the Volvo's driver's door to avoid being dragged under the car. He fell, skidded into a parked vehicle, and sustained severe injuries, including a dislocated knee and shoulder damage that required an eight‑week brace and a two‑year sports hiatus. Joyce, a mother of three with no fixed abode, admitted assaulting Gallagher and causing him harm on 9 April 2018, along with charges of trespass, damaging a wall, and damaging a car. She also admitted to driving at speed, crashing into a Dublin City Council van, and breaking into two homes while evading Gardaí. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced her to four and a half years, consecutive to a term she was already serving, and disqualified her from driving for six years.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Garda "expected to die" during "mayhem" caused by woman high on crack. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• April 9, 2018 Incident
• 2018-07-19 Publication

Why: The armed support unit had been called in because of the earlier mention that the man had a knife. CNI source report

Places mentioned

Topics

Drugs Road Traffic Stage Sentence

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Read the original CNI report