Gardaí ‘vexed over Maurice McCabe media bias’

Senior gardaí said it was frustrating that only one side of the story in the current whistleblower controversy had so far been aired and welcomed the opportunity for a full hearing before the forthcoming Charleton public inquiry.

Speaking at a public meeting between Garda management and the Policing Authority, assistant commissioner John O’Driscoll likened the current situation to a jury at a criminal trial making up its mind after hearing just one side.

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan said the Charleton Tribunal would “deal with facts, not sides” and said the current controversy had an impact on all gardaí, both “personally and professionally”.