Paul Mulcair granted review over loan-seeking allegations

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Paul Mulcair was granted permission to challenge his dismissal over loan-seeking allegations in the High Court, reported on 20 October 2020.

The allegations concerned requests for money from people in the community where he lived and policed. An internal inquiry found disciplinary breaches, while the acting Garda Commissioner decided he should be dismissed for two breaches and resign in lieu of dismissal on five others. Mulcair denied wrongdoing and claimed the process was flawed. The judge adjourned the judicial review challenge to a date in December.