Tomorrow, a retired superintendent and four gardaí are to be charged in Limerick District Court with perverting the course of justice. The case will be the first in which gardaí are charged with perverting the course of justice for fixing road traffic tickets. The charges emanate from an investigation conducted by the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (NBCI), which ordinarily probes murder, gangland and organised crime. On that morning O’Neill, Ryan and Garda A referred to above were all arrested in their respective homes. What the ticket fixing investigation has uncovered is that despite reforms enacted in the wake of the controversy about the practice in 2014-15, it persists.

Source: Irish Examiner May 13, 2021 05:32 UTC