Retired senior officer controlled suspicious Garda account

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan faces questioning by Dáil Public Accounts Committee

Garda Commission Nóirín O'Sullivan

A ‘retired senior officer” was in control of the suspiciousGarda bank account that was referred last night to the Garda Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) for investigation.

The Garda Commissioner,Nóirín O’Sullivan said she received a report yesterday from the head of internal audit in the force, Niall Kelly, that found “reasonable cause” to suspect that fraud offences might have been committed.

Under questioning before the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on alleged financial irregularities at ...