Charleton Tribunal to check if gardaí went after McCabe

The chairman of the Disclosures Tribunal said he would have to consider if there was any evidence of a “dark truth” that the former garda commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan or other senior officers were “going after” Sgt McCabe at the O’Higgins Commission.

Mr Justice Peter Charleton said he would also consider if the premise that Ms O’Sullivan relied inappropriately on unjustified ground to discredit a garda whistleblower was based on leaks and conjecture.

He was speaking as the tribunal completed hearings from witnesses in its third module.