Gemma O'Doherty says judge should not hear case due to connection with former Garda chief

Ms O'Doherty told judge he should recuse himself on the basis that, as a barrister, he had acted for former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan, who had her dismissed from her job as a journalist with Independent News and Media

Earlier this week, Gemma O'Doherty was arrested outside her home over her failure to turn up in the High Court to answer a contempt application against her in relation to the harassment case. File picture: Collins Courts

A judge is to decide whether he should not hear a High Court action over the alleged harassment of a woman by Gemma O'Doherty because she says he once represented a former Garda commissioner. 

Earlier this week, Ms O'Doherty was arrested outside her home over her failure to turn up in the High Court to answer a contempt application against her in relation to the harassment case.