Photograph: Colin Keegan/CollinsA senator tried to block a promotional opportunity for a key witness in a Garda investigation into alleged fraud at a State fisheries agency, a hearing at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has been told. He said the person concerned was a key witness in Garda investigation under way at the time into IFI. He said later that night a TD – who was not named – read parts of the same protected disclosure into the Dáil record. The letter said by publishing the protected disclosure to its directors, the board had fatally tainted any investigation IFI could carry out. O’Donnell maintained at the hearing that he had never bought a boat from the organisation.

Source: The Irish Times March 05, 2026 23:04 UTC