‘Mistakes made but Garda corruption not widespread’

The head of the Garda Superintendents Association has admitted the force made mistakes but rejected any suggestion it was a corrupt organisation.

Superintendent Pat McCabe, general secretary of the association, also insisted members of his rank did not know about the recording of phone calls to and from Garda stations.

“Incredible as it seems, we were aware of the 999 calls but, in general, we were not aware that other calls were being recorded,” he said.