A teacher who claimed a male garda twisted and broke her arm in an early-morning altercation at a Galway Garda station has settled a High Court action moments before a jury was due to give a verdict in the case. On Thursday, Callinan’s lawyers told Judge Tony O’Connor that the parties had resolved the case. On the consent of both parties, the judge struck out the case, and made an order directing the Garda commissioner to pay Callinan’s legal costs. Outside court, Callinan declined to disclose details of the settlement agreement, but said she was “extremely happy” with the compromise reached between the sides. David McGrath, for the Garda commissioner, told the jury that the questions had “concentrated minds” towards reaching a resolution in the case.

Source: Irish Examiner February 13, 2026 05:18 UTC