This is the man gardaí allege forced six officers into 14-day self-isolation and necessitated an €1,800 deep clean of a garda station after he 'blatantly flaunted Covid'.
Gardaí allege Longford man Hughie Nevin went out drinking in local pubs and then assaulted his wife, knowing he had tested positive for the virus.
The shocking claims were made against Nevin, who denies he knew he had tested positive, over two separate court hearings, as the 25-year-old faced a charge of assault on a woman at St. Michael's Road, Longford on December 19.
Nevin insisted in court this week he had not seen the text message from the HSE as he shares a phone with his wife, adding the handset was dead when the message arrived.