Fine Gael councillor asked senior garda to 'sort' speeding ticket, trial hears

The trial also heard that then Supt O’Neill was contacted by a brother of Limerick hurler Aaron Gillane with a request to 'square' a Fixed Charge Notice he received

Superintendent Eamon O'Neill (pictured), now retired, exchanged messages with Fine Gael councillor Liam Galvin about the issue on a number of occasions. File photo: Press 22

A Fine Gael councillor proposed for a council meeting to have GoSafe vans moved while he was at the same time engaging with a senior garda to have a speeding fine quashed, a court heard on Wednesday.

Four members of An Garda Siochana and a retired superintendent are on trial at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice in relation to the cancelling of fixed charge notices.