Garda Commissioner: I was ‘not privy’ to actions against whistleblowers

A judicial-led inquiry looks set to be established by the Government into fresh allegations of serious maltreatment in An Garda Síochána.

Following reports this week in the Irish Examiner that senior gardaí engaged in a campaign to “destroy and crush” a whistleblower within the force, Taoiseach Enda Kenny told the Dáil a judge is likely to be appointed to investigate the allegations.

Amid calls for her resignation in the Dáil yesterday, Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan insisted she was “not privy to nor approved of any action” designed to target any Garda employee who may have made a protected disclosure.