Ex-garda denies exposing himself

A former garda detective inspector yesterday denied, as an “outrageous lie”, a claim by Marie Farrell he exposed himself to her in the toilets of Schull golf club sometime in summer 1998 while asking wasn’t it a thrill to be “fitting up” Ian Bailey.

Maurice Walsh, now retired, said there was no truth whatsoever to the “revolting” claim which was “deeply upsetting” to himself and his family.

The only truth was, he and his wife were in the golf club in summer 1998 with another couple, he said. They were celebrating his promotion and the investigation into the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier was not to the forefront of his mind.