Kerry gardaí still await DPP directions five years after voter registration probe

A supporter of a candidate in the 2019 local elections claims bundles of voter forms were stamped by a garda, allegedly favouring another election candidate

A garda at a station in Kerry was alleged to have stamped voter register forms without the voters being present. File picture: Denis Minihane

The file on five-year old allegations about voter registration in Kerry is still with the DPP, the Garda Ombudsman has confirmed.

Gsoc launched the investigation into allegations centring on the supplementary register in Kerry after complaints in May 2019 shortly before the last local elections. A garda at a station in Kerry was alleged to have stamped voter register forms without the voters being present.