Protected disclosure: Soldier got a text saying Kinahan associates 'want a word with you' 

Gardaí arrested a man and sent a file to the DPP after Army private told his employers workplace issues escalated to bullying, harassment, and threats from a crime gang member

The Army private's protected disclosure states that in 2020 a sergeant clenched his fists and told him 'I’ll deck you' and 'I’ll burst you', and that matters escalated further after that. Stock picture

An army private has submitted a protected disclosure to the Department of Defence and the Defence Forces outlining a series of alleged threats made by a person claiming to have links with the organised crime gang, the Kinahan cartel.

The submission also details a timeline of nearly three years of alleged bullying and harassment by management within the Defence Forces.