From Wednesday, the Criminal Justice Miscellaneous Provisions Act increases the maximum sentence for assaulting or threatening to assault a garda or other on-duty emergency worker from seven to 12 years.

Gardai confirmed to Northern Sound that the elderly local man received medical treatment following the incident.

Last year, 107 members of An Garda Síochána resigned from the force.

Early yesterday afternoon, in a separate incident in Tipperary, a man in his 50s died after a crash involving a car and a truck.

Retired Cavan garda says decision to raise the recruitment age into the force to 50 years of age “wreaks of desperation”.

It's up to everyone to make their own individual decision on this.

Senator Gallagher described current talks as a positive step forward.

Minister Helen McEntee needs to get control of the situation.