O’Sullivan blocked auditor’s files access

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan blocked attempts by the State’s auditor to gain access to minutes of senior management meetings of the force, it can be revealed.

According to internal documents, seen by the Irish Examiner, the Comptroller and Auditor General had requested access to the minutes of “MAC meetings” denied by Ms O’Sullivan because of “sensitive matters relating to State security”.

The news comes as the commissioner was yesterday presented with an internal audit report into alleged financial irregularities at the force’s training college at Templemore.