Confidential garda phone line set up for reporting corruption

Gardaí have launched a confidential line for the reporting of bribery and corruption, after a senior officer admitted that these are difficult cases to investigate and prove in court.

The new number, 1800 40 60 80, can be contacted 24 hours a day and the messages can be left confidentially or anonymously, before being sent to a central email address, where they will be heard between 9am and 11pm.