Minister demands report on garda bullying claims

The Tánaiste and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald is seeking an urgent report from the Garda Commissioner into claims by a Garda whistleblower that he has been the victim of a campaign of harassment.

Westmeath Garda Nick Keogh alleges he was subjected to relentless bullying and unwarranted disciplinary procedures by Garda management after coming forward in May 2014 with allegations of criminality and corruption among members in the Athlone division.

Keogh, who has been ...