Garda detective is 'abuser and perpetrator of domestic violence', ex-wife tells court

A garda detective has pleaded guilty to assaulting his then-wife in County Mayo in October 2012. Trevor Bolger, aged 48 and formerly attached to Ballymun Garda Station, was convicted of the assault at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The victim, herself a member of An Garda Síochána, delivered a victim impact statement describing the lasting effects of the "protracted assault" and the impact on her career within the…