Errors and confusion preceded garda suicide

A series of mistaken judgements, legal uncertainties, communication errors, and procedural confusion all preceded the suicide of a sergeant, husband, and father, writes Cormac O’Keeffe

That’s what comes out from a judicial inquiry into how the Garda Ombudsman handled its investigation into the case involving Sergeant Michael Galvin, who died by suicide, not knowing he had been cleared of any wrongdoing.

But one note of caution: only part of the report compiled by Mr Justice Frank Clarke has been published.