Keith Harrison denied appeal over tribunal findings

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Keith Harrison was refused leave to appeal by the Supreme Court in a determination dated 15 December 2020 over findings concerning him in Disclosures Tribunal reports.

The tribunal chairman’s findings concerned Harrison, a member of An Garda Síochána stationed in Donegal, and his application for judicial review had already been dismissed by the High Court and Court of Appeal.

Harrison had argued that the tribunal chairman’s earlier professional involvement with Chief Superintendent Terry McGinn created an apprehension of objective bias. The Supreme Court determination records that the Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal on 22 June 2020.