Mick Clifford: Limerick garda trial should never have happened 

All five defendants in the Limerick garda trial have been cleared of all charges. As Mick Clifford has been pointing out since 2020, questions remain over the ordeal they were put through

Retired superintendent Eamon O'Neill, Sergeant Anne-Marie Hassett, and solicitor Dan O’Gorman outside Limerick Courthouse on Monday after all five defendants were found not guilty of a total of 39 counts of unlawfully interfering in potential or pending prosecutions involving 26 motorists. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

The registrar spoke in a clear, loud voice before a hushed and packed courtroom. “Count 39,” he said. “Not guilty." 

The room exploded in cheering at the finality of the not guilty verdict on all counts for the five defendants.