Cutting through the fog of confusion surrounding whistleblower scandal

Allegations of collusion and Garda corruption plus a welter of political spin have surounded a whistleblower scandal that just refuses to go away, writes Cormac O’Keeffe.

Cutting through the fog of confusion surrounding whistleblower scandal
Thu, 27 Feb, 2014 - 00:00
Cormac O’Keeffe

MORE confusion and spin.

We were here earlier this month with the suspected bugging of the Garda Ombudsman.

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