The four gardaí who were acquitted on Monday of attempting to pervert the course of justice in Limerick have had their suspensions lifted with immediate effect. Sergeants Anne Marie Hassett and Michelle Leahy and gardaí Colm Geary and Tom McGlinchey were first suspended in November 2020. Along with Sgt Hassett’s husband, retired superintendent Eamon O’Neill, they were acquitted on all counts on Monday after a 35-day trial. One witness, Superintendent John Ryan, described Garda McGlinchey as a “good old fashioned garda in a rural area”. He said Garda McGlinchey had been a “very straight person” and a “huge loss” to the gardaí when he was suspended.

Source: Irish Examiner January 28, 2026 07:00 UTC