Sinn Féin TD alleges 'small cohort' of Leitrim Gardaí 'used informant to break into his home'

Fresh accusations of garda malpractice - including that officers directed informants to carry out robberies - have been made in the Dáil, writes Elaine Loughlin of the Irish Examiner.

Sinn Féin TD alleges 'small cohort' of Leitrim Gardaí 'used informant to break into his home'

Fresh accusations of garda malpractice - including that officers directed informants to carry out robberies - have been made in the Dáil, writes Elaine Loughlin of the Irish Examiner.

During a debate on the O’Higgins report, Sligo/Leitrim TD Martin Kenny this afternoon outlined seperate allegations of malpractice in his own constituency including the claim that gardaí engaged active criminals as informants.

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