No media outlet ever traduced the character of Sgt Maurice McCabe, Mr Justice Peter Charleton found in his Disclosure Tribunal report. Mr Justice Charleton has rejected Taylor’s claim that O’Sullivan instructed him to smear McCabe or knew about the campaign. If the smear campaign conducted against McCabe did not result in negative reports about McCabe, it is still the case that the media was a key player in the McCabe saga. Reflecting on what had happened, Mr Justice Charleton queried whether there was a “lacuna” in the disclosures legislation. Mr Justice Charleton said that details about Ms D were given to McCann and Murray by Taylor.

Source: The Irish Times October 12, 2018 19:07 UTC