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Martin Callinan is named as a respondent in a case being brought by Maurice McCabe

Govt reviewing legal assistance for Martin Callinan

The Taoiseach has confirmed that the decision for the State to provide legal assistance to former garda commissioner Martin Callinan is being reviewed and the Government has asked for advice from the Attorney General.

Ireland • 13 Nov 18

The Disclosures Tribunal report concluded that Maurice McCabe had done the State a 'considerable service'

Harris says retiring McCabe has done 'great service'

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has paid tribute to whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe as he prepares to retire, saying he has done a great service to the force and policing in Ireland.

Ireland • 01 Nov 18

Mr Justice Peter Charleton believed four people over Martin Callinan

Callinan went on 'frontal attack' against McCabe

The Disclosures Tribunal has found there was "a campaign of calumny" against Maurice McCabe by Martin Callinan and he was actively aided by his press officer Supt David Taylor.

Disclosures Tribunal • 11 Oct 18

Deputy Mick Wallace said Supt Taylor had misrepresented his situation to him during a meeting in 2016

Supt Taylor exaggerated his situation, tribunal hears

Mick Wallace TD has told the Disclosures Tribunal that former garda press officer Superintendent Dave Taylor misrepresented and exaggerated his situation to him and his colleague TD Clare Daly.

Disclosures Tribunal • 21 Jun 18

Paul Reynolds said the only information published was based specifically on the contents of the report

Reynolds says Garda HQ did not influence his reports

RTÉ Crime Correspondent Paul Reynolds has told the Disclosures Tribunal that Garda Headquarters had absolutely no influence over him in news reports he broadcast in May 2016 on the then unpublished O'Higgins Commission report.

Ireland • 14 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

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

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

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

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

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

Gerald Kean is appearing at the Disclosures Tribunal today

Tribunal told Callinan said McCabe did not co-operate

Solicitor Gerald Kean has told the Disclosures Tribunal that former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan incorrectly told him that Sergeant Maurice McCabe did not co-operate with the internal garda investigation on penalty points.

Disclosures Tribunal • 12 Apr 18

John Deasy told RTÉ's Prime Time that 'a senior garda' made a serious attack on Maurice McCabe at the time of the PAC hearings

TD alleges Callinan warned him about Maurice McCabe

Fine Gael TD John Deasy has identified former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan as the senior garda he alleges warned him about garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe.

Disclosures Tribunal • 10 Apr 18

John McGuinness was asked about his meeting with Martin Callinan in a car park in 2014

McGuinness: Callinan called whistleblowers headbangers

The former chair of the Oireachtas PAC has told the Disclosures Tribunal that former garda commissioner Martin Callinan told him the garda whistleblowers were "f****** headbangers".

Disclosures Tribunal • 09 Apr 18

Former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan and Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness

Tribunal set to look into allegations made at PAC

The Disclosures Tribunal is set to hear from a number of politicians about allegations made at hearings of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee relating to Sergeant Maurice McCabe.

Analysis and Comment • 08 Apr 18

Fianna Fáil's John McGuinness is to give evidence over a meeting with Martin Callinan

Two TDs to give evidence at Disclosures Tribunal

Two TDs will give evidence when the Disclosures Tribunal returns next month to examine the alleged senior garda smear campaign against Sergeant Maurice McCabe.

Disclosures Tribunal • 29 Mar 18

Maurice McCabe said he was nervous and only sleeping two hours a night

'Open season' on McCabe after Callinan remark

The Disclosures Tribunal has heard that after former garda commissioner Martin Callinan publicly referred to Maurice McCabe's actions as "disgusting", it was open season on the sergeant in Mullingar Garda Station.

Disclosures Tribunal • 05 Feb 18

Social worker who handled McCabe case gives evidence

The Disclosures Tribunal has heard from the social worker who dealt with the original complaint of child sexual abuse made against Sgt Maurice McCabe in 2006.

Disclosures Tribunal • 04 Jul 17

Former minister of justice and former garda commissioner Martin Callinan

Shatter says Kenny and Whelan have questions to answer

Former minister for justice Alan Shatter has said the Fennelly Commission rejected evidence given by the Taoiseach and Attorney General and that in any other parliamentary democracy such an outcome would be "a resigning matter".

Politics • 07 Apr 17

Former garda commissioner Martin Callinan and TD John McGuinness

Callinan confirmed he met TD in car park

RTÉ has learned that the former garda commissioner Martin Callinan confirmed to a judge-led review that he did meet TD John McGuinness, days before whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe appeared before the Dáil's PAC in 2014.

News • 27 Feb 17

Micheál Martin described Enda Kenny's statement as 'extraordinary'

Taoiseach 'hiding' over Fennelly inquiry - Martin

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has described as "extraordinary" a statement by the Taoiseach that it would be illegal for him to confirm whether or not he had given evidence or was to give evidence again to the Fennelly Commission.

News • 23 Mar 15

A spokesman for the Taoiseach described the reference to the meeting as a "clerical error"

Taoiseach denies undisclosed meeting with Shatter

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has denied that he met former minister for justice Alan Shatter on the Sunday before former garda commissioner Martin Callinan stepped down.

News • 15 May 14