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Fitzgerald shown email on challenge to McCabe's credibility at commission, tribunal hears
2018-01-30
Hearing Or Decision
Summary
During the Charleton tribunal, former justice minister Frances Fitzgerald was shown an email and a hard‑copy printout that outlined a challenge by legal representatives of Garda Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan to the credibility of whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe. The email, forwarded by her former private secretary Christopher Quattrociocchi in May 2015, detailed a legal dispute that arose when counsel for O'Sullivan raised the issue of an investigation into historic complaints against McCabe. Quattrociocchi explained that he forwarded the email to Fitzgerald and printed a copy, which she likely received on Monday 18 May. He noted that Fitzgerald had returned the copy to him on 25 May, indicating she had seen it. The tribunal examined whether O'Sullivan's legal team had relied on unjustified grounds to discredit McCabe during the O'Higgins Commission.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Fitzgerald shown email on challenge to McCabe's credibility at commission, tribunal hears. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- May 2015 Other
- Friday May 15, 2015 Incident
- Monday, May 18 Other
- May 25 Other
- November 4, 2015 Other
- 2015 and 2016 Other
- 2018-01-30 Publication
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