Gardaí deny Daly arrest probe claim

Garda representatives have reacted strongly to allegations in the Dáil by independent TD Mick Wallace that gardai are not co-operating with a Garda Ombudsman investigation into the leaking of the arrest of independent TD Clare Daly two years ago.

Mr Wallace read on Tuesday night from what he said was a letter from GSOC to Ms Daly’s solicitor which claimed that gardaí involved in the arrest had “declined to voluntarily provide accounts or to cooperate with the GSOC investigation”.

The letter stated that directions had been made that accounts be obtained from the members “by the use of the power of compellability” under section 39 of the Garda Siochána Act 2005.