‘Issues to be addressed’ over detective’s crime drama role

The Garda Commissioner has confirmed there are “issues that need to be addressed” regarding the appearance of a serving member of the force in crime drama Love/Hate.

‘Issues to be addressed’ over detective’s crime drama role

Det Kieran O’Reilly is a serving member of the National Drugs Unit in Dublin Castle. He also plays undercover drugs detective Garda Ciarán Madden in the new series of the smash hit RTÉ show.

Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan said that an internal investigation had been launched into how Garda O’Reilly became involved in the show in an acting role similar to his real life job.

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