Comment: Two more reporters refute Dave Taylor allegations

Paul Williams was surprised to hear his name brought up in a Dáil debate about the quashing of penalty points. This was in late 2013, the Disclosures Tribunal heard yesterday.

Mr Williams is probably the country’s best-known crime reporter. His name was released — under Dáil privilege — by Joan Collins TD. This was at a time when some politicians were highlighting attempts by garda whistleblowers to uncover abuses in road policing.

One of the whistleblowers was Sergeant Maurice McCabe. The tribunal is examining whether a discredited allegation from the daughter of a colleague in 2006 was used to discredit Sgt McCabe to deflect from the complaints he was making.