Six-figure sum paid for ex-garda superintendent ‘defamed’ on garda computer system
Kevin English said ‘false statement’ was entered on Pulse database
In a statement read into the High Court, Garda chief Drew Harris accepted that statement on Pulse was ‘unfounded’. Photo: Steve Humphreys
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris paid a six-figure sum to settle a legal action taken by a retired senior officer who alleged he was defamed on the internal garda Pulse system.
Mr Harris is believed to have authorised the high five-figure payment plus legal costs to Kevin English, a former superintendent in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim.
