The Mick Clifford Podcast: Major questions remain following Limerick garda trial  

Major questions remain as to why they were prosecuted, why the trial went ahead, who is responsible, and what impact this has had on policing in the Mid-West.

In this week’s podcast, Mick swaps chairs and is interviewed by Deirdre O’Shaughnessy — on loan from he own Irish Examiner podcast — about the not guilty verdicts against four serving and one retired garda in Limerick this week. 

All were charged with 39 counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice and found not guilty on all counts. 

Major questions remain as to why they were prosecuted, why the trial went ahead, who is responsible, and what impact this has had on policing in the Mid-West.