# Tribunal

Auditor General says Martin Callinan told him of sex assault allegations against McCabe

Seamus McCarthy described it as an attempt to shake his conviction in his report into penalty points.

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Apr 13th 2018, 6:14 PM

Leinster House rumours, f*****g headbangers and 'his word against mine': Another explosive day at the Tribunal

Mr Justice Charleton has the unenviable task of finding the answers to the many questions posed at the Tribunal on another explosive day.

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Apr 9th 2018, 8:30 PM

# independent report

Dept of Justice had 'shortcomings' but 'did not deliberately conceal' emails from Disclosures Tribunal

An independent report in how it handled materials given to the Tribunal was published this evening.

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Mar 27th 2018, 10:01 PM

'It would be hard to invent a story like that': Maurice McCabe finishes evidence at Tribunal

The Tribunal heard differing accounts of a pivotal September 2016 meeting between McCabe and Superintendent David Taylor today.

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Mar 6th 2018, 5:10 PM

'Horrific', 'destroyed me', 'bury him': An emotional Maurice McCabe gives his side of the story

Growing visibly upset at times, McCabe gave his account of the alleged smear campaign against him at the Tribunal yesterday.

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Mar 6th 2018, 6:01 AM

# kerry babies

Kerry Babies: An unsolved murder 34 years after Ireland put 'womanhood on trial'

As we wait on a significant announcement from gardaí, we look back at the Kerry Babies case which rocked the country to its core – and became, perhaps, a catalyst for change.

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Jan 16th 2018, 1:19 PM

Gardaí alleged Maurice McCabe said he would 'bring this job to its knees'

The Tribunal heard from the gardaí’s head of legal affairs today.

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Jan 15th 2018, 6:05 PM

# Whistleblowers

'We are going after him': Questions but few answers on explosive day at the Disclosures Tribunal

Emails between the Tánaiste and garda commissioner, and “political dynamite” were some of the highlights yesterday.

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Jan 13th 2018, 6:30 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Here’s all the news you need to know on Christmas Eve.

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Dec 24th 2017, 8:57 AM

# The Thick of It

Leo Varadkar on political crisis: 'It wasn't some poker game with Micheál Martin'

The Taoiseach was critical of the Department of Justice again in a radio interview this morning.

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Dec 2nd 2017, 11:59 AM

# The Hague

Bosnian army leader dies after drinking poison at war crimes court

Slobodan Praljak shouted out “Praljak is not a criminal. I reject your verdict”, immediately before bringing a brown bottle to his lips.

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Nov 29th 2017, 8:00 PM

# Whistleblower

Disclosures Tribunal to publish report on Garda Keith Harrison next week

The Tribunal will then resume its examinations of allegations of a smear campaign against Maurice McCabe in January.

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Nov 24th 2017, 2:23 PM

# Genocide

Justice for those massacred in a 'safe area': what happened in Srebrenica?

Timeline in pictures and video: on the day Ratko Mladic is imprisoned for life, TheJournal.ie takes a look back at the events of July 1995 – the UN and Europe’s darkest hour.

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Nov 22nd 2017, 1:45 PM

# o'higgins commission

'What are they hiding from?': Pressure on government on what it knew about McCabe smear plans

The government has said that it is up to the Disclosures Tribunal to answer this question.

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Nov 13th 2017, 7:08 PM

'It wasn't stood over by the witness': Tribunal hears closing arguments in Keith Harrison module

Information about the threats came from two anonymous 999 calls in October 2013.

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Oct 23rd 2017, 7:12 PM

The State has paid out over €1 billion in Hepatitis C and HIV compensations

A State tribunal last year awarded one victim of contaminated blood products €2.96 million.

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Oct 10th 2017, 6:22 PM

# keith harrison

Tribunal chairman asks for new statements from four senior gardaí

Peter Charleton said the statements should be handed in by 10am tomorrow.

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Oct 4th 2017, 7:20 PM

# then and now

What Keith Harrison and Marisa Simms told the Tribunal in March and what they said this week

They made initial statements to the Tribunal in March but were not consistent in some of those comments this week.

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Sep 30th 2017, 6:30 AM

Tribunal hears details of text messages between Garda Keith Harrison and his partner Marisa Simms

Simms was on the witness stand at the tribunal for the first time today.

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Sep 27th 2017, 6:30 PM

# day 27

Donegal sergeant tells Tribunal that legal letter written about her was 'disturbing'

Sergeant Bridget McGowan was giving evidence concerning Garda Keith Harrison at the Charleton Tribunal today.

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Sep 26th 2017, 7:30 PM

'Even the best of Donegal seanachaís would find it difficult to talk for eight hours' - Inspector cross-examined at Tribunal

Marisa Simms had called to Letterkenny Garda station on 6 October 2013.

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Sep 25th 2017, 7:41 PM

# Donegal

Tribunal hears details of fight between garda whistleblower and partner that led to 999 call

Marisa Simms said Keith Harrison was “out of control” but later withdrew this statement.

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Sep 19th 2017, 8:41 PM

Retired garda says colleague's death in line of duty had 'devastating effect' on officers

Retired Garda Sergeant Daniel Devlin told the Charleton Tribunal “emotionally, everyone was badly affected” after Garda Gary McLoughlin was killed.

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Sep 18th 2017, 4:29 PM

Tribunal to hear about anonymous letter sent to HSE about whistleblower Keith Harrison

The module on allegations made by whistleblower Keith Harrison begins today. Here’s what the Tribunal is looking at.

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Sep 18th 2017, 12:05 AM

False rape allegation about Maurice McCabe 'remained on file until this year'

The Charleton Tribunal is looking into whether garda whistleblower McCabe was the target of a smear campaign.

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Jul 25th 2017, 3:34 PM

Garda denies ignoring McCabe letter in order to 'trigger an earthquake in the HSE'

Superintendent Noel Cunningham gave evidence to the Charleton Tribunal today.

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Jul 20th 2017, 2:19 PM

Paul Williams denies he was "puppet for the guards" when meeting woman who made McCabe allegations

The journalist was speaking at the Disclosures Tribunal today.

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Jul 18th 2017, 2:06 PM

Ms D, the woman at the centre of the Disclosures Tribunal, will give evidence this week

To protect her identity, the public will not be allowed to attend.

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Jul 17th 2017, 6:10 AM

'Incompetence, not something sinister' led to false rape allegation against Garda whistleblower, tribunal told

“I don’t know if it was their intention, I just can’t explain it. Stuff wasn’t put in the file where it should be.”

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Jul 14th 2017, 6:33 PM

# day 10

Garda tells Tribunal there was no 'sense of malice' towards Maurice McCabe at Cavan station

Mr Justice Peter Charleton also ruled today that the evidence of Ms D will not be heard in public, but the press will be allowed to attend.

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Jul 13th 2017, 6:49 PM

'Every error that is made is to the detriment of Sgt McCabe. There isn't an error in his favour'

The Disclosures Tribunal has heard that the false Maurice McCabe child sex allegations were ‘absolutely coincidences’.

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Jul 10th 2017, 7:17 PM

# Under Pressure

New junior minister says Nóirín O'Sullivan 'may well have to resign'

He said some of the revelations to come out of An Garda Síochána “are appalling”.

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Jun 24th 2017, 2:46 PM

Woman who worked '15-hour days, 7 days a week and wasn't allowed leave house' awarded €67k

Sultana Anwar alleged that she worked for the Nazirs in this manner for over two years.

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Jun 20th 2017, 10:50 PM

# hot prospect

Liverpool will pay Chelsea around £3m for England U21 striker

19-year-old Dominic Solanke is set to join the Reds on 1 July.

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May 30th 2017, 6:05 PM

Voices

'Tribunals and commissions achieve nothing. They just shield the guilty from prosecution'

In Ireland, any objective observer can see that justice is dead, writes William Campbell.

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Apr 12th 2017, 6:45 AM

# sex smear

Inquiry into garda whistleblower scandal to begin this morning

Opening statements are expected this morning.

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Feb 27th 2017, 7:11 AM

# at odds

26 Justice Department employees suspended from duty with full pay

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett, who received the information, contrasted this with the fact the Garda Commissioner is still in her role.

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Feb 26th 2017, 3:12 PM

# Disclosures

The Charleton Tribunal has an official (different) name, and its opening statement is due next Monday

We are far more likely to refer to it as the Charleton Tribunal to be honest.

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Feb 24th 2017, 6:02 PM