Tralee recordings never used in cases, says garda

Kerry’s most senior garda yesterday gave an assurance that tapes of telephone calls to the station in Tralee — one of the 21 stations fitted with a digital recording system — were never used in court cases.

Chief Superintendent Pat Sullivan said the only calls that were taped were 999 calls and calls to the main switchboard, as a back-up to the 999 system, but not calls transferred within the station. “The recording would stop immediately, the call was transferred to another line in the station. I’m 100% sure of that,” he said.

Chief Supt Sullivan further stated that prisoners would have to be in the station control room if they were to be recorded, but prisoners and solicitors do not have access to the control room.