No injunction over ‘flawed’ garda recruitment process

An assistant Garda commissioner who claimed the Garda Commissioner asked him unfair questions about his views on left-wing political “extremists” while being interviewed for the position of deputy commissioner has been refused injunctions restraining the recruitment process for the post.

John Fintan Fanning alleged the nature of the questions, along with several other factors, rendered the conduct of the recruitment process unfair and flawed.

In opposing his case, the Public Appointments Service and the State denied Mr Fanning was asked questions about his own political views and said the questions related instead to his views concerning the main security threats confronting the State.