Detective acquitted of forging DPP letter loses bid to halt disciplinary inquiry

A Detective Garda acquitted of forging a letter from the DPP in relation to the investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse against a priest has lost her appeal aimed at halting a disciplinary inquiry.
A three-judge Court of Appeal upheld a High Court decision rejecting claims by Detective Garda Catherine McGowan, attached to Bray Garda Station, she should not be subject to a disciplinary inquiry as she was acquitted in a criminal process in 2015.