Tribunal concludes that sergeant planted gun

SUSPENDED garda John White planted a shotgun at a Travellers’ site in Donegal and then invented a conspiracy theory that garda bosses were out to frame him, the Morris Tribunal concluded.

The inquiry also found three gardaí invented allegations against two other officers in relation to the shotgun in a bid to help Detective Sergeant White.

The finding against Sgt White goes against a court ruling last month which found the officer not guilty of planting the shotgun.