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Two editors from the Mail group are among those to appear at the tribunal

Crime editor 'wasn't briefed negatively' on Sgt McCabe

The Irish Times security and crime editor Conor Lally has told the Disclosures Tribunal that no garda member past or present had briefed him negatively on whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe.

Disclosures Tribunal • 07 Jun 18

Retired assistant commisisoner John O'Mahony carried out an internal inquiry into the penalty points controversy

Garda who probed penalty points issue before tribunal

The retired senior garda who carried out an internal investigation into the penalty points controversy has said he made a conscious decision not to speak to the whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe as part of his work.

Disclosures Tribunal • 06 Jun 18

The Disclosures Tribunal will resume its hearings tomorrow

O'Sullivan wanted to get 'smoking gun', tribunal told

A journalist has said former garda press officer Superintendent David Taylor told him that Nóirín O'Sullivan wanted to get her hands on the superintendent's phone as it was a "smoking gun" which linked her to an alleged smear campaign against Sergeant Maurice McCabe.

Ireland • 05 Jun 18

RTÉ broadcaster Philip Boucher-Hayes appeared at the tribunal this afternoon

Callinan said Sgt McCabe had 'issues' - RTÉ journalist

RTÉ broadcaster Philip Boucher-Hayes has told the Disclosures Tribunal that former garda commissioner Martin Callinan told him that Sgt Maurice McCabe was motivated by a set of grievances and had psychological and psychiatric issues.

Disclosures Tribunal • 01 Jun 18

Brendan Howlin made his remarks in the Dáil in February 2017

Howlin defends Dáil comments about O'Sullivan

Labour Party leader Brendan Howlin has defended a Dáil contribution he made in February 2017 during which he outlined an allegation that then garda commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan had briefed a journalist negatively about whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe.

Disclosures Tribunal • 31 May 18

Anne Harris told the tribunal that rumours about Maurice McCabe were "pervasive" in INM offices

Former editor denies being 'disgruntled' at INM

A former newspaper editor has alleged that another editor at Independent Newspapers told her that Sgt Maurice McCabe was a paedophile.

News • 30 May 18

Nóirín O'Sullivan told the tribunal she stepped down as Garda Commissioner for the wellbeing of her family

'No comfort' for O'Sullivan after withdrawal of claims

Nóirín O'Sullivan has told the Disclosures Tribunal she took the decision to step down as garda commissioner for the wellbeing of her family and due to the impact on the gardaí of the controversy surrounding allegations against her.

Disclosures Tribunal • 30 May 18

Nóirín O'Sullivan is due back before the tribunal for further cross examination tomorrow

O'Sullivan says she 'did not trust' Supt David Taylor

The former Garda Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan has told the Disclosures Tribunal that she did not trust Supt David Taylor and she did not feel comfortable in his company when she took the decision to move him out of the Garda Press Office in 2014.

Disclosures Tribunal • 29 May 18

Martin Callinan was asked about a RTÉ News story from 24 February 2014

Callinan denies publicising McCabe story

Former garda commissioner Martin Callinan has said he did not put into the public domain a story that Sergeant Maurice McCabe had not co-operated with the internal garda inquiry into the quashing of penalty points.

Disclosures Tribunal • 22 May 18

Martin Callinan is giving evidence for a second day at the inquiry

Callinan denies saying McCabe was not to be trusted

Former garda commissioner Martin Callinan has told the Disclosures Tribunal he never said that whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe was not to be trusted or that he had questions to answer.

Disclosures Tribunal • 21 May 18

Martin Callinan denies he instructed a press officer to brief media negatively about whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe

Callinan denies trying to blacken McCabe's character

Former garda commissioner Martin Callinan has denied at the Disclosures Tribunal that he was trying to blacken the character of whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe.

Disclosures Tribunal • 18 May 18

Alan Shatter appeared before the Disclosures Tribunal at Dublin Castle

Dealing with McCabe claims 'like sinking in quicksand'

Former minister for justice Alan Shatter has told the Disclosures Tribunal that dealing with Sgt Maurice McCabe's allegations was like sinking in quicksand.

Ireland • 17 May 18

Dave Taylor was giving evidence at the Disclosures Tribunal

Taylor denies selling lies to McCabe in 'revenge' plan

Former Garda Press officer Supt Dave Taylor has rejected suggestions that he attempted to sell lies to Maurice McCabe as part of a plan to exact revenge and shield himself from criminal and disciplinary proceedings he was facing.

Disclosures Tribunal • 17 May 18

Supt Taylor gave evidence for a third day to the inquiry

Supt can't say when he realised alleged campaign wrong

Former Garda Press Officer Supt David Taylor has said that he cannot put an exact date on when he realised the alleged smear campaign he claims to have been directed to carry out against whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe was wrong.

Ireland • 16 May 18

Supt Dave Taylor denied that his evidence was implausible untrue

Taylor accused of making demonstrably false allegations

The Disclosures Tribunal has heard that allegations made by Superintendent David Taylor were inherently implausible and demonstrably false.

Disclosures Tribunal • 15 May 18

Supt Dave Taylor is set to be questioned for several days

High stakes week at tribunal as Taylor to be questioned

"'I destroyed you'. And I said, what do you mean? And he kept saying, 'I destroyed you'".

News • 14 May 18

Former Garda Press Officer Supt David Taylor said Martin Callinan was frustrated by the garda controversies

Negative briefing happened in opportunist way - Taylor

The former Garda Press Officer Supt David Taylor has told the Disclosures Tribunal that negative briefing of the media against Sgt McCabe happened in an opportunist and random way.

News • 14 May 18

The Disclosures Tribunal is sitting at Dublin Castle

'No files' on McCabe, Taylor in garda security systems

The Disclosures Tribunal has heard that searches of garda security systems did not find evidence that either Sgt Maurice McCabe or former head of the garda press office, Supt David Taylor, were targeted by gardaí as suspects.

Disclosures Tribunal • 11 May 18

The Disclosures Tribunal is investigating allegations of a smear campaign against Sergeant Maurice McCabe

No evidence of smear campaign found on garda devices

The Disclosures Tribunal has heard that no evidence has been found on various phones, devices and Garda IT systems to support the allegation of a senior Garda smear campaign against whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe.

Ireland • 10 May 18

Former garda commissioner Martin Callinan is due to begin his evidence to the tribunal next week

Tribunal told nine laptops not returned to Garda IT

The Disclosures Tribunal has heard that nine out of eleven laptops issued to former garda commissioners Nóirín O'Sullivan and Martin Callinan, over a lengthy period, have not been returned to Garda IT.

Disclosures Tribunal • 09 May 18

Chief Superintendent Francis Clerkin appeared before the tribunal today

Tribunal told of disclosure of unauthorised information

The chief superintendent who conducted a criminal investigation into Superintendent David Taylor has told the Disclosures Tribunal that an analysis of his phone showed a pattern of him disclosing unauthorised information to journalists.

Disclosures Tribunal • 08 May 18

Only one of Nóirín O'Sullivan's (R) six phones was found and two of Martin Callinan's (L) six phones

Only three out of 15 mobiles recovered for Tribunal

The Disclosures Tribunal has heard that only three out of 15 mobile phone handsets used by two former commissioners and a former head of the garda press office have been recovered and handed over to the inquiry.

Disclosures Tribunal • 04 May 18

Disclosures Tribunal is set to hear from a number of current and former garda press officers

Successor felt Taylor was bitter over Press Office role

A former garda press officer who took over the role from Superintendent David Taylor has told the Disclosures Tribunal he sensed that the Superintendent was bitter about being moved out of the role.

Ireland • 02 May 18

Former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan drafted a response for Gerald Kean

Callinan drafting solicitor Kean's response 'bizarre'

The chairman of the Disclosures Tribunal has described as "bizarre" and "really strange" that former garda commissioner Martin Callinan would draft a response for a solicitor facing a threat of legal action from Sgt Maurice McCabe.

Disclosures Tribunal • 17 Apr 18

As it happened: Disclosures Tribunal

The Disclosures Tribunal has concluded its hearings on this section of the inquiry and will resume sittings on 30 April.

Disclosures Tribunal • 17 Apr 18