Martin Callinan: Use of ‘disgusting’ misconstrued

Former Garda commissioner Martin Callinan has told the Disclosures Tribunal that his use of the word “disgusting” before a public accounts committee hearing was “isolated and misconstrued” in media reports.

Martin Callinan: Use of ‘disgusting’ misconstrued

The tribunal is examining allegations by former Garda press officer Superintendent David Taylor that he was directed by Mr Callinan to brief the media negatively on whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe.

In January 2014, Mr Callinan appeared before the Oireachtas committee and was questioned about the penalty points controversy.

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