Photograph: Brendan GleesonA case against a retired superintendent and four gardaí centres around motorists allegedly asking gardaí to intervene in potential or pending road traffic prosecutions, jurors have heard. The five accused are alleged to have been involved in attempts to quash potential or pending road traffic prosecutions against motorists in the midwest region. We don’t like it, but that is the system and we take it”, Mr Hanahoe said. Mr Hanahoe said the prosecution’s case centres on the seizure and analysis of the phones of the accused. In one of the charges, it is alleged Mr O’Neill advised a motorist to nominate another person as having been the driver of the vehicle for the suspected road traffic offence.

Source: The Irish Times November 11, 2025 22:15 UTC