A 46-year-old serving garda has appeared in court charged with corruption offences following an investigation by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI) into serious organised crime activity.
Gary Molloy, whose address cannot be published, is facing six charges including corruption, accepting an inducement, unlawfully disclosing information and conspiracy to commit criminal damage.
The offences are alleged to have taken place over a two year period between 23 September 2017 and 21 September 2019.
He is one of two men who were arrested and charged this morning.
Mark Gaffey, aged 38, with an address at Greenwood Avenue, Blunden Drive in Coolock in Dublin, is also charged with four offences including conspiracy to commit criminal damage, disclosing information from An Garda Síochána's PULSE computer system, and agreeing to accept an inducement or reward between 3 September 2018 and 12 October 2018.
Detective Sergeant Michelle Gillick from the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation gave evidence of arrest charge and caution in relation to the serving garda.
Gda Molloy is accused of conspiring with Mr Gaffey to commit criminal damage on 2 September 2019 and between 23 and 27 September 2017 and of corruptly attempting to obtain from an individual referred to as 'KM', a gift as an inducement or reward for doing something or omitting to do something on 19 and 20 June 2018.
He is also accused of disclosing between 13 and 16 June 2018, confidential information on the PULSE system about a theft to Mr Gaffey and of corruptly agreeing to accept, from an individual, 'SL' a gift or consideration as a reward.
The final charge against the garda alleges he disclosed to Mr Gaffey confidential information from a garda document regarding the identity of three males on 24 March 2018.
Detective Garda Tara Smith from the GNBCI gave evidence of arrest charge and caution in relation to Mr Gaffey and told the court made no reply when the charges were put to him this morning.
He is facing two charges of conspiracy to commit criminal damage with Gda Molloy, of disclosing garda PULSE information regarding an individual with the initials 'MM', between 13 and 16 June 2018, and of corruptly agreeing to accept a person with the initials 'SL', a gift or consideration as an inducement or reward.
There was no garda objection to bail on condition that he notify gardaí of any change of address or intention to leave the country, be contactable by gardaí and have no contact with witnesses in the case.
Neither man spoke during the brief hearing.
Judge Paula Murphy remanded both men on bail until next February for service of the book of evidence.
Gda Molloy has been suspended from duty during the course of the investigation.
Garda headquarters said in a statement this morning that gardaí attached to the GNBCI arrested and charged two men with alleged offences connected with serious organised criminal activity and that as these matters are now before the courts An Garda Síochána cannot make any further comment.
