Scenario painted by witnesses is nothing short of chilling

There was a time, not so long ago, when the kind of evidence heard at the Disclosures Tribunal over the last week would have caused shock and outrage.

A series of witnesses cast the character and actions of a former Garda commissioner in the darkest light imaginable.

If the evidence was to be believed — and it is disputed by former commissioner Martin Callinan — it would point to the head of the police force as a person unsuitable to even wear a Garda uniform, not to mind lead the force.