Garda chief to meet media regulator over disinformation following Dublin City attack

Assistant commissioner Paul Cleary said that people 'with their own agenda' spread disinformation about the incident in order to 'inflame situations'. File Picture: Collins Courts

A senior garda boss who strongly criticised online disinformation about the man who attacked gardaí in Dublin on Tuesday is to meet the media regulator to urge greater responsibility from social media companies.

The assistant commissioner for the Dublin metropolitan region, Paul Cleary, said that people “with their own agenda” spread disinformation about the incident in order to “inflame situations”.