False imprisonment trial hears defence accuse garda of lying in 'dishonest and disreputable fashion'

A garda has been accused of lying “in a dishonest and disreputable fashion” about Solidarity TD Paul Murphy's actions on the day of the water protest, writes Isabel Hayes.

Sean Guerin SC, defending Mr Murphy, suggested to Garda Gavin Cooke that he had deliberately toned down his “false” evidence in a “cowardly” way, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard today.