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The source of a leak in the Garda watchdog, part of the chain of events that forced the Justice Minister and the country’s top garda to quit, cannot be found. The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc) revealed an inquiry into news reports about an alleged bugging operation at the Dublin headquarters could not establish their origin, so they have stopped looking. The oversight body, headed by former UK Metropolitan Police commander Simon O’Brien, said it is difficult to identify any further useful measures which could ascertain more facts. No other action will be taken, it said. ‘The report was unable to establish individual responsibility for any disclosure, either on the part of an employee of Gsoc, or any other party,’ Gsoc said in a statement. ‘It concludes it is difficult to identify what additional information could usefully advance matters, short of obtaining the co-operation of the journalist in question, who declined the invitation.’
by alan caulfield
The inquiry by Mark Connaughton, senior counsel, will not be published in full as the watchdog said it is impossible to effectively redact information to guarantee protection of personal data. The reports of suspicions the Gsoc offices had been bugged were broken by Sunday Times journalist John Mooney. The controversy dogged relations between the Garda, the Ombudsman’s offices and the Department of Justice last year and into this year. It led to repeated public clashes between Mr O’Brien, former Garda commissioner Martin Callinan and former justice minister Alan Shatter. The latter two eventually resigned over their handling of garda whistleblower allegations. The report for Gsoc follows a Government-ordered inquiry by Judge John Cooke which found no evidence to back fears within the watchdog that its headquarters was under hi-tech surveillance.
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