Senior garda rejects bribe and adultery claims

A SENIOR garda, who, along with another officer allegedly helped stage bogus IRA arms finds, yesterday angrily rejected suggestions he had taken bribes or had an extra-marital affair.

(Suspended Detective Superintendent) Kevin Lennon intervened as (suspended Detective Garda) Noel McMahon appeared in the witness box for a third successive week.

He talked of allegations of an extra-marital affair on the part of the superintendent, having referred to claims of a £6,000 bribe earlier in his evidence.