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.