Charleton: Lies to inquiry will be costly to the public

Every lie that is told to the Disclosure Tribunal will be a “drain” on taxpayers’ money, Justice Peter Charleton has warned.

In his opening remarks, Mr Justice Charleton, who has been charged with investigating allegations of an orchestrated smear campaign against Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe, said there will be “no preconceived notions” as to who is “the villain and who is a victim”.

The judge has now asked for all witnesses to write to the tribunal before March 13 and said that if people have any information, the inquiry “needs your help and needs it urgently”.