Micheál Martin and Pat Rabbitte due to give tribunal evidence

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Micheál Martin and Pat Rabbitte were due to appear as witnesses at the Charleton Tribunal, which was investigating allegations of a Garda whispering campaign against whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe. The proceedings were reported on 15 April 2018.

The report said Martin had met McCabe and examined his dossier on alleged Garda malpractice. Martin was to be asked whether members of the force had contacted him or informed him of false allegations about McCabe’s character.

Rabbitte was expected to describe contact from a garda after a radio interview in which he called McCabe a credible person. The report said Rabbitte was expected to say the garda had alluded to false allegations of sexual abuse against McCabe.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.