Bailey and partner under surveillance as late as 2012, says retired garda

Retired garda John Wilson yesterday told the High Court Ian Bailey and Jules Thomas had remained under garda surveillance up until recent years at a level usually reserved for active criminal offenders.

The former garda, in evidence on day 22 of Ian Bailey’s action against the State, said he had carried out a check on the Garda Pulse recording system as a result of becoming concerned about allegations of garda misconduct raised in Supreme Court proceedings, in 2011, involving Mr Bailey.

Mr Wilson said the Pulse system operated from 1999 and his check had disclosed about 150 entries up to February 2012 concerning Mr Bailey and his partner Jules Thomas.