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"Cazy and very serious allegations": Callinan denies disparaging McCabe
Summary
Former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan denied allegations that he disparaged whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe to three individuals, including two TDs. The tribunal heard that Callinan was accused by former Garda press officer Superintendent David Taylor of directing him to brief the media negatively on McCabe. Callinan testified that he met with Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee chairman John McGuinness in a Dublin hotel car park to discuss data‑protection concerns over penalty‑points evidence, not to criticize McCabe. He said McGuinness's notes did not reflect the conversation and that he had not made any disparaging remarks. Callinan also clarified that McCabe had been invited to cooperate with an internal inquiry led by Assistant Commissioner John O'Mahoney and that McCabe's actions were not misconduct. The tribunal will resume next week when former commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan gives evidence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "Cazy and very serious allegations": Callinan denies disparaging McCabe. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- 23 January 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 2014 Other
- July 2007 Other
- April 2013 Other
- 2018-05-22 Publication
Why: Darren Lehane BL for Mr McGuinness, asked what motive his client would have for falsifying evidence. CNI source report
Places mentioned
- Grafton Street
Topics
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