Garda knows he was suspended due to serious 'squaring' allegations and DPP files, says judge

Garda Baynham, Garda Alan Griffin, Garda Niall Deegan, and Garda John Shanahan were all attached to the Roads Policing Unit at Henry St in Limerick before being suspended with basic pay in November 2020. All deny any wrongdoing and say they have at no point been arrested or charged. Picture: Press 22

A garda suspended from duties for more than three years “clearly knows” this is due to serious allegations against him concerning “squaring” fixed penalty notices and that decisions are awaited on files sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), a High Court judge has said.

In a ruling yesterday, Ms Justice Siobhán Phelan said Garda Paul Baynham knows of the Garda commissioner’s intention not to progress a disciplinary investigation while the question of criminal charges is being determined.