Blowing the whistle on Garda wrongdoing at the highest level

Supt David Taylor, as then head of the Garda Press Office, saw his time dominated by the whistelblower controversies — and now he is implicating Garda top brass in that sorry affair, writes Special Correspondent Michael Clifford

SUPERINTENDENT David Taylor is a highly unlikely whistleblower.

He has been named as the man who has made allegations that there was an organised campaign in senior Garda management to destroy the reputation of another whistleblower within the force. Significantly, Supt Taylor is admitting his own role in the campaign, but also implicating other senior managers, including the current commissioner, Nóirín O’Sullivan.