Garda claims whistleblower status after conviction for harassment

Eve Doherty wrote to the Disclosures Tribunal earlier this year, asking to be included

Eve Doherty Pic: RTE

A Garda sergeant convicted of harassing a state solicitor by sending her abusive letters and emails wrote to the Disclosures Tribunal earlier this year asking to be included in its terms of reference.

Eve Doherty was found guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court last week of harassing Liz Howlin from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions between September 2011 and March 2013.

The jury cleared her on two further counts of ...