The assault in question took place on October 25, 2012, when garda Margaret Loftus was viciously attacked by her husband, garda Trevor Bolger. One reason may well be that the perpetrator was, and continues to be, a member of An Garda Síochána. On the morning after the assault, Margaret Loftus crept downstairs in the family home and asked her father to stand beside her when she confronted her husband. Far from assisting her, it appears that officialdom in An Garda Síochána made it difficult for her. Picture: IrishPhotoDesk.ieHer fortunes within An Garda Síochána changed in 2018 when she wrote personally to assistant commissioner Pat Leahy about her plight.

Source: Irish Examiner January 17, 2026 06:48 UTC