Nóirín O'Sullivan allegation withdrawn at tribunal

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An allegation that Nóirín O'Sullivan told a superintendent to alienate a Garda whistleblower was withdrawn at the Disclosures Tribunal, reported on 17 October 2019. The allegation concerned how Garda Nicholas Keogh was treated after making a protected disclosure. Keogh said he had no direct evidence of a telephone call between O'Sullivan and Superintendent Pat Murray.

O'Sullivan denied the allegation, while Murray also denied speaking to her or telling colleagues to distance themselves from Keogh. Counsel for Keogh told the tribunal that he was no longer pursuing the matter.