DPP seeks to move Limerick gardaí penalty point squaring case to Dublin

The trial of four gardaí and a retired superintendent could take place in Dublin Circuit Court, the DPP's legal team said, citing extensive media coverage of the case

The charges are of alleged squaring away of traffic offences which include failing to produce insurance, holding a mobile phone while driving, no seatbelt, driving without insurance, and in one instance, “how to offset penalty points in respect of a speeding detection”. File photo: Dan Linehan

Lawyers for the Directors of Public Prosecutions (DPP) have indicated it will seek to move a trial out of Limerick to Dublin of four gardaí and a retired superintendent who are charged in connection with a major corruption in office investigation.

On December 13, a lawyer for the DPP addressed Limerick Circuit Court when the case against all five accused was listed before Judge Tom O’Donnell.