Former garda press secretary told to "bury" whistleblower, tribunal told

Latest: Garda whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe has testified that former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan was "obsessed" with him and told the former Garda press secretary to “bury” him, writes Gerard Cunningham.

Former garda press secretary told to "bury" whistleblower, tribunal told
Mon, 05 Mar, 2018 - 16:00

Update 6.30pm: Garda whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe has testified that former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan was "obsessed" with him and told the former Garda press secretary to “bury” him, writes Gerard Cunningham.

Giving evidence for the first time at the Disclosures Tribunal Sgt McCabe said that Superintendent Dave Taylor, the former press secretary, told him that he was ordered by Callinan to spread rumours that McCabe had been investigated for sexual assault.

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