Former garda whistleblower Sinead Killian is suing the State in three different legal actions

Former garda whistleblower Sinead Killian is suing the State in three different legal actions

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/former-garda-whistleblower-suing-the-state-in-three-different-legal-actions/a1050486521.html

A garda whistleblower who left the force over her alleged mistreatment by her superiors is suing the State.

Former garda Sinéad Killian is taking three separate actions against the Garda Commissioner, the Justice Minister and the Attorney General, according to papers recently lodged in the High Court. All three sets of proceedings are personal injury cases.

One case concerns her alleged mistreatment by some of her superiors after she initiated a case against her superintendent for an apparent parking violation as well as being allegedly penalised after she made a protected disclosure.

The former garda is being represented by Seán Costello Solicitors.

In 2016, Gda Killian prosecuted her superintendent in relation to an alleged parking offence. Judge Kevin Kilrane dismissed the prosecution of Supt Kevin English for an alleged parking offence taken by the garda and accused Gda Killian of being motivated by “malice”.

Gda Killian rejected this claim in court and said she was simply doing her job.

Judge Kilrane, in his 2016 ruling at the District Court in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim, said Gda Killian was the subject of a disciplinary action brought by Supt English. He said it was “completely inappropriate” for her to have involved herself in an investigation into Supt English.

​The court heard Gda Killian was the observer in a patrol car being driven by a colleague, Garda Dermot O’Connell, in Carrick-on-Shannon on August 20, 2015.

Both gardaí said an elderly woman motioned at them to stop and told them a car was parked on a footpath at the side of the Landmark Hotel and they went to investigate.

Gda Killian said the car was parked the whole way up on the footpath and she knew it belonged to Supt English. She said she had filed a fixed charge penalty notice for an alleged parking offence but that it was not paid and a summons was issued.

Patrick Groarke, solicitor for Supt English, put it to Gda Killian that she had her differences with the superintendent and that he had reported her for neglect of duty in February 2015.

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Gda Killian said she had been served with disciplinary proceedings and that the matter was ongoing, but she said it was outrageous to allege she had acted out of malice.

She said she was doing her job when she saw an offence had been committed. She added that she gave ample time for the car to be moved.

Mr Groarke said CCTV footage showed that the patrol car returned to the area eight times in two hours.

He also said the footage did not capture an elderly lady walking past the superintendent’s car.

Judge Kilrane said he believed the elderly lady mentioned by both gardaí did not exist. In his ruling, given on June 21, 2016, the judge urged authorities “up as far as the Garda Commissioner” to investigate the case.

A chief superintendent was later appointed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the failed prosecution of a superintendent by one of his gardaí.

Parking ticket case against Superintendent Kevin English is probed.

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https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligo/news/parking-ticket-case-against-superintendent-is-probed/35004552.html

A chief superintendent has been appointed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the failed prosecution of a superintendent by one of his gardaí.

Judge Kevin Kilrane dismissed the prosecution of Carrick-on-Shannon Superintendent Kevin English for an alleged parking offence taken by Garda Sinead Killian and accused the garda of being driven "out of malice".

Gda Killian rejected this claim in court and said she was simply doing her job. Judge Kilrane, in his ruling at the district court in Carrick-on-Shannon, said at the time Gda Killian was the subject of a disciplinary action brought by Supt English. He said it was "completely inappropriate" for her to have involved herself with an investigation into Supt English.

The court heard Gda Killian was the observer in a patrol car being driven by a colleague, Garda Dermot O'Connell, in Carrick-on-Shannon, on August 20, 2015.

Both gardaí said an elderly woman motioned at them to stop and told them a car was parked on a footpath at the side of the Landmark Hotel and they went to investigate. Gda Killian said the car was parked the whole way up on the footpath and she knew that it belonged to Supt English. She said she had filed a fixed charge penalty notice for an alleged parking offence, but that it was not paid and a summons was issued. Judge Kilrane said he believed that the elderly lady mentioned by both gardaí did not exist. In his ruling, he urged authorities "up as far as the Garda Commissioner" to investigate the case.

A spokesman at Garda HQ said they had been made aware of the case and the judge's comments.

He confirmed that a chief superintendent from another division had been appointed by the commissioner to conduct an investigation.

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