Denis Palmer Garda discipline findings and sanctions quashed

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Sergeant Denis Palmer challenged findings of three breaches of Garda disciplinary regulations concerning a man’s detention at Harcourt Garda Station.

The High Court quashed the sanctions and remitted the matter for a senior Garda officer to reconsider; Palmer was awarded costs.

The case was recorded in March 2014.