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"Absolutely disgusting" that McCabe rumours circulated Leinster House, McGuinness tells tribunal
Summary
In a Charleton Tribunal hearing, Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness said he was shocked when former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan presented rumours about whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe as fact during a meeting in a hotel car park in January 2014. McGuinness, who had previously heard rumours circulating in Leinster House, described the meeting as "fearful" and said he had taken the commissioner's statements seriously, believing they could be wrong. He denied giving contradictory accounts in media interviews and said he had spoken to McCabe, who assured him the allegations were false. McGuinness called the rumours "absolutely disgusting" and said he felt embarrassed and upset to have to ask McCabe about his family affairs. He said he believed McCabe was an honourable man whose family had been devastated by the accusations and deserved defence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "Absolutely disgusting" that McCabe rumours circulated Leinster House, McGuinness tells tribunal. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- January 2014 Other
- 24 January 2014 Other
- February 2014 Other
- 2018-04-10 Publication
Why: " Mr McGuinness said that he had told Richard Crowley in an interview on RTÉ's This Week programme that he had no detailed notes or a transcript of the car park meeting, because he had only made "short snappy notes". CNI source report
Places mentioned
- Leinster House
Topics
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