Disclosures Tribunal told of ‘conflation of falsehoods and untruths’

If the Disclosures Tribunal continues as it has begun the new year, it will be drama all the way, writes Michael Clifford.

The tribunal is inquiring into whether there was an attempt by elements inside or outside of An Garda Síochána to conduct a smear campaign against Sgt Maurice McCabe.

The current module is examining whether this might have occurred during the O’Higgins commission, the behind-closed-doors inquiry set up to investigate McCabe’s claims of malpractice in criminal investigations in Co Cavan.