If there was a cyclist?”Counsel for Mr McNamara, Martin Dully BL said that a driving ban for Mr McNamara “will be exceptionally disastrous for this man”. Mr McNamara said that he told Garda McLoughlin in the yard outside his home: “I have done nothing wrong. In reply, Garda McLoughlin said: “I would say it was quite the opposite...I never encountered such a situation that night." The Garda said that he followed Mr McNamara to a house and he saw Mr McNamara get out of his car and walked briskly towards the house. Garda McLoughlin said that he prevented Mr McNamara from gaining access to his home and he handcuffed Mr McNamara from the front.

Source: Irish Examiner January 23, 2018 18:22 UTC