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12 of 15 phones used by Callinan, O'Sullivan and Taylor "missing", Tribunal told
2018-05-04
Hearing Or Decision
Summary
The Charleton Tribunal is examining a confidential disclosure by former Garda press officer Superintendent David Taylor, who alleges that former Commissioner Martin Callinan directed him to brief journalists negatively about whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe between 2012 and 2014. Twelve of fifteen mobile phones used by senior Garda officers—Callinan, O'Sullivan and Taylor—are missing and cannot be supplied to the tribunal. Superintendent Michael Flynn, head of the Garda Telecommunications Unit, explained that metadata for calls and texts was obtained from Three Ireland, but the actual message contents were not stored by the provider. Records from the last seven years were retained by Three for audit purposes and provided to Garda HQ, which also kept landline records for the former commissioners. In March 2017, 24 boxes of telephone printouts covering 426 Garda mobile phones from May 2012 to May 2014 were delivered to Garda HQ. From these, records relating to the officers were extracted and supplied to the tribunal.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 12 of 15 phones used by Callinan, O'Sullivan and Taylor "missing", Tribunal told. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- March 2017 Other
- May 2012 Other
- May 2014 Other
- 2012 and 2014 Other
- 2018-05-04 Publication
Places mentioned
- Temple Street
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