Two brothers who tried to "butcher" a member of An Garda Siochana "like an animal" have received combined jail sentences totalling eight-and-a-half years at the Central Criminal Court.
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Joke sentence.
Gavin Quinn's previous convictions include assault and the production of a knife.
Ms Justice Creedon set the headline sentence at four years.
In addition, the court took into account his guilty plea and the apologies offered through his barrister.
The judge imposed a sentence of four years imprisonment on Gavin Quinn with the final year suspended on account of his guilty plea.
She further reduced the three-year sentence by six months on account that he engage with probation services.
His two-and-a-half year sentence was backdated to June 5, 2020.
