Gardaí find fresh excuses to delete penalty points

Gardaí have continued to abuse the penalty points system by changing the excuses to avoid detection in any audits.

As further details of the continuing abuse emerged, the Irish Examiner has learned that whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe has been asked to assist the Professional Standards Unit in a bid to crack down on the abuse.

It comes as acting commissioner Noirín O’Sullivan faces more embarrassing questions about why gardaí continued to abuse the system despite changes being made and commitments given by her office.