Gardai face charges over ‘assault and false imprisonment of teen’ after alleged water squirting’ The officers are expected to appear in Dublin District Court in the coming days. If convicted they could face a fine, and even jail. Gardaí do not comment on GSOC probes. So many Gardai before the Courts, this year.

Three gardaí are facing prosecution over an incident involving a teenage boy – that began with one of them allegedly squirting water at him.

The Irish Mirror has learned that the Director of Public Prosecutions has ordered the The feeling is the members are really unlucky to be charged and now they’re jobs are on the line over a silly incident.” We have established that the incident happened around six months ago on a Dublin street and GSOC has been investigating a complaint from the 17-year-old ever since. to be charged following an investigation by GSOC, the independent policing watchdog.