Senior gangland garda given role in Disclosure Tribunal

Det Supt Tony Howard, key figure in fight against Kinahan cartel, to run response to Disclosure Tribunal

Questions have been raised over the Garda commissioner’s decision to appoint one of her most senior gangland officers to co-ordinate the Garda Síochána’s response to the Disclosure Tribunal.

Detective Supt Tony Howard, a lead officer of the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (DOCB), is at the forefront of the organisation’s fight against gangland crime, including the Kinahan cartel.