A leading GAA star is being investigated for alleged perjury in a penalty points case. In the witness box under oath, he said he had not received a fixed penalty notice. Investigating gardaí interviewed the GAA player last week but the player has not been charged with any offence to date. Eight gardaí based in different counties have been suspended and are under criminal investigation on suspicion of not prosecuting road-traffic offences. Their suspension is part of a major internal and criminal inquiry into ‘squaring’ of penalty points in the Munster area, where fixed-charge penalty notices were not followed through on.

Source: Irish Independent March 15, 2021 13:30 UTC