Review of Garda files stalls McCabe inquiry

A promised statutory inquiry into allegations by Sergeant Maurice McCabe of deficient garda investigations may not start until December — some seven months after the damning Guerin report was published.

The decision to establish a commission of investigation was announced by the Government at the publication of the Guerin report in early May. The report documented poor investigation of crimes and poor treatment of victims by young gardaí in Baileboro garda district and a lack of proper supervision.

But unlike the Fennelly Commission of Investigation into the garda tapes controversy, this commission has not progressed, to date, with no terms of reference or person appointed to lead the inquiry.