TDs tried to destroy my reputation, says garda

AN assistant chief commissioner who headed the internal police inquiry into garda misconduct in Donegal accused two TDs of trying to destroy his reputation, the Morris Tribunal heard yesterday.

Kevin Carty was accused, in anonymous correspondence with Labour TD Brendan Howlin and former Fine Gael deputy Jim Higgins, of encouraging a detective to plant evidence and fit up suspects.

It was claimed he and Assistant Commissioner Tony Hickey, head of the Dublin area for the Garda Síochána, were closely connected with Det John White, the garda at the centre of many allegations under investigation by the Morris Tribunal.