Toleration of IRA 'would have been treachery'

A senior garda said today the concept of tacit toleration towards the IRA in Co Donegal during the 1990s was “an appalling scenario“.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2004 - 18:05

A senior garda said today the concept of tacit toleration towards the IRA in Co Donegal during the 1990s was “an appalling scenario“.

Superintendent John O’Connor was quizzed about that possibility by Peter Charleton, counsel for the Morris Tribunal investigation into garda corruption claims.

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