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Kean was told that McCabe had not cooperated with garda inquiry, tribunal hears
Summary
In the Charleton tribunal hearing, former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan told solicitor Gerald Kean that Sergeant Maurice McCabe had not cooperated with an internal Garda inquiry into McCabe's complaints and had breached the Data Protection Act. Kean, who had spoken to Callinan by phone several times before a 2014 RTÉ appearance, said he believed the commissioner was beyond reproach. Callinan asked Kean not to disclose their conversations. After Kean's RTÉ interview, a producer informed him that McCabe had called to complain, prompting Kean to contact Callinan, who insisted the information was correct. McCabe later complained that Kean's comments had upset him. Kean wrote to Callinan about the complaint, but the letter was not disclosed to the tribunal until the discovery process. The tribunal noted that Kean's response to McCabe incorporated material from a draft prepared by Callinan. The hearing also covered Kean's interactions with other Garda officials and the handling of phone records.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Kean was told that McCabe had not cooperated with garda inquiry, tribunal hears. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- January 26, 2014 Other
- February 2014 Other
- 2018-04-12 Publication
Why: " "I felt the most appropriate step was to send that to the commissioner because he gave me the information, and ask him for his assistance in response," Mr Kean said. CNI source report
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