Keith Blythe, who worked in legal department at Garda Headquarters, claimed he became subject of ‘grossly defamatory’ comments
The Garda Commissioner has lost an appeal against a decision that he should hand over certain information in his possession relating to alleged defamatory posts about an officer on WhatsApp and Facebook.
Mr Blythe claimed in those proceedings that the promotion process was without transparency, probity and fairness and was not based on merit as it was supposed to be. He said he had been asked an inappropriate question about whistleblowers during an interview he attended as part of his application for promotion to sergeant.
Mr Blythe said he did not wish to identify the friends in the force who had sent the screenshots to him because of the potential impact on their careers. Those friends did not know the identity of those who posted the messages, he said. The Commissioner also appealed the High Court decision. It was claimed, among other things, that clear evidence of wrongdoing was a “necessary proof” for the granting of the disclosure order .
By this time he had resigned from the Garda. He said it was impossible for him to remain because of the events of September 2018 and because of the failure to keep him informed of the progress of the Garda investigation.Mr Justice Maurice Collins, on behalf of the CoA, said, among other things, that it was his view that the High Court judge was entitled to conclude that the wrongdoing requirement was satisfied on the material before him.
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