Garda crisis: Templemore Garda College finance issues flagged since 2008

Two previous Garda commissioners were informed of concerns about the lack of financial controls at the Garda Training College in Templemore as far back as 2008.

The force’s own finance directorate wrote to the then commissioner Fachtna Murphy in April that year to warn of “discrepancies”, warning that the situation “exposes the organisation to substantial risk”.

The commissioner agreed with the points made and some action was taken, but the necessary structural changes were not made.