Limerick detective’s dismissal for rules breach quashed

The High Court has quashed the dismissal of a Limerick-based detective who had admitted breaching Garda rules regarding the handling of informants.

Limerick detective’s dismissal for rules breach quashed

Mr Justice Iseult O’ Malley said that internal disciplinary proceedings against Det Brian Culbert should be reheard by a differently constituted Garda board of inquiry.

The detective had been involved in the investigation of serious crime in Limerick and acted as a handler for an informant. It was alleged he breached Garda rules as to how informants are handled, was ordered by his superiors to stop but, in what was a complex situation, ignored those orders.

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