GSOC ‘struggling’ to get Garda records on killing

The Garda Ombudsman has been “struggling” to get information from gardaí and the courts in their investigation into the fatal shooting of Garda Tony Golden and the serious wounding of Siobhán Philips, according to the woman’s father.

Seán Philips said a Garda review into the events, published on Wednesday, had not “adequately addressed” their concerns and that it only caused them “further distress and trauma”.

The Garda review said GSOC had not been given access to records in Garda Security & Intelligence, which could be denied under the law, regarding dissident republican Adrian Creaven Mackin, who murdered Garda Golden and attempted to kill Ms Philips.