Garda Commissioner apologises to man who sued over image that appeared on social media

The defamation proceedings were launched after an image containing his name and photo on a Garda notice board was circulated on social media in 2019

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris's apology said it wished to make it clear that Mr Berry 'is not and never has been a criminal and has no convictions of any kind for any offence'. File photo: Eamonn Farrell/ © RollingNews.ie

The Garda Commissioner has apologised in the High Court to a man who had sued after an image containing his name, address and photograph on a Garda notice board in a Dublin station ended up on social media.

In an apology read to the High Court as Jonathan Berry settled proceedings against the Garda Commissioner for a substantial sum, it said the commissioner wished to make it clear that Mr Berry “is not and never has been a criminal and has no convictions of any kind for any offence”.