Whistleblower fights disciplinary findings

One of the whistleblowers behind the Garda penalty points controversy has brought a High Court challenge to findings that he breached disciplinary regulations arising from his attendance, while off-duty, at court proceedings in Cavan.

John Wilson, with an address in Cavan town, wants orders quashing decisions of May 2012 that he acted in breach of Garda discipline by refusing to answer why he was in attendance at the Cavan court proceedings.

Mr Wilson, who retired from the force earlier this year having joined it in 1982, is challenging findings that he, in neglect of duty, failed to promptly reply to the divisional officer of the Cavan/Monaghan division concerning correspondence dated Jan 31, 2012, and Mar 6, 2012.