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Smithwick Tribunal: Senior gardai 'passed information to IRA' | Smithwick Tribunal: Senior gardai 'passed information to IRA' |
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By Jennifer O'Leary Dublin reporter | By Jennifer O'Leary Dublin reporter |
The Smithwick Tribunal has been told of PSNI intelligence suggesting that senior gardai, at a rank more senior than detective sergeant, were passing information to the IRA . | |
The Dublin tribunal is investigating allegations of garda collusion in the murders of two senior RUC officers. | |
Twelve strands of PSNI intelligence, previously disclosed in private, is being read onto the public record. | |
The intelligence is graded as 'accurate and reliable'. | The intelligence is graded as 'accurate and reliable'. |
Among the intelligence is the suggestion that a senior IRA figure 'had several' garda officers passing information to the IRA. | |
It is suggested that the garda officers were at a rank more senior than detective sergeant. | |
The tribunal also heard that the information that led to the 1987 IRA murder of Lord Justice Gibson 'emanated from' a garda officer. | The tribunal also heard that the information that led to the 1987 IRA murder of Lord Justice Gibson 'emanated from' a garda officer. |
The intelligence also suggests | |
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The intelligence also suggests that in late 2011 an individual, whose name was redacted, 'commented to his knowledge' that the former detective garda sergeant Owen Corrigan 'had no time for the IRA but was a gangster who was out for money' | |
Owen Corrigan is one of three former garda officers under the spotlight at the tribunal. | |
Mr Corrigan denies all allegations of collusion. | |
One of the intelligence items dislcosed suggests that Owen Corrigan enagaged in corrupt activity targeting criminals and was motivated by greed. The intelligence also suggests that he did provide sensitive information to PIRA and that he did so 'for reasons of self preservation.' | |
The intelligence also suggests | |
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Tom Oliver, a County Louth farmer, was murdered by the IRA in 1991. | |
The tribunal heard that the 'live intelligence' is a direct result of investigations into dissident republican groups. | |