Charleton’s briefing comment concerned O'Keeffe and former commissioners

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Mr Justice Peter Charleton said that, based on the evidence then available about Cormac O'Keeffe’s relationship with the former Garda commissioners, it was not conceivable that they had negatively briefed him about Sgt Maurice McCabe. The proceedings were reported on 12 June 2018.

The Disclosures Tribunal was examining an allegation by former Garda press officer Supt David Taylor of a smear campaign against Sgt McCabe. O'Keeffe, Daniel McConnell and Juno McEnroe invoked journalistic privilege when asked about negative briefings or their sources.