A man has appeared in court after two gardaí were hospitalised following an incident at a council office in Co Donegal.
Abdou Abouzid was charged with a number of incidents following an altercation at Donegal County Council Public Services Centre at Neil T Blaney Road in Letterkenny yesterday afternoon.
Gardaí were called to the scene following an incident with staff at the premises just before 3pm.
Two gardaí were injured and had to be taken to Letterkenny University Hospital following injuries sustained during the incident.
Two people, a man in his 30s and a woman in her 30s, were arrested at the scene and taken to Letterkenny Garda Station.
The woman was released and is expected to appear at Letterkenny District Court on Monday.
The man, 35-year-old Abdou Abouzid, was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act and appeared in court this afternoon.
He was charged with four offences.
Mr Abouzid was charged that on 23 April at Donegal County Council Public Services Centre, he assaulted Garda Daniel Murphy. The charge is Contrary to Section 2 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act.
He is also charged that on the same date and location he assaulted Garda Lee Scanlon.
Mr Abouzid was charged in connection with failing to comply with directions given by a garda.
He was also charged with abusive behaviour with the intent of a breach of peace.
Solicitor for the accused man, Rory O'Brien, said he understood that there were no objection to bail by gardaí.
He said his client understood a number of conditions had been placed on the bail and that he understood those.
They include that he surrender his passport card, reside at his home address at Hazelbrook Crescent, Long Lane, Letterkenny and that he sign a bond in his own sum of €150.
Garda Sergeant Noel O'Donnell of Letterkenny Garda Station said that further charges were likely in the case.
Judge Emile Daly agreed to adjourn the case until 27 April to allow for directions in the case from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Mr O'Brien was also granted legal aid for his client.
