Top lawyer blew whistle on garda corruption

A senior criminal lawyer who represented the McBrearty family was the whistleblower who helped uncover shocking corruption and negligence among gardaí in Donegal, it was confirmed today.

Brendan Howlin, Labour Party TD, who last month lost his Supreme Court battle to keep the name secret, revealed that Martin Giblin SC had approached him more than five years ago with damning allegations against a string of officers.