Donegal Daily
  • News
  • Sport
  • Courts
  • Jobs
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Politics
  • Features
  • Donegal County Council News
Monday 17°CTuesday 16°C

Donegal Daily Donegal Daily

sponsor banner
sponsor banner
  • News
  • Sport
  • Courts
  • Jobs
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Politics
  • Features
  • Donegal County Council News
Lead StoriesNews

Tribunal sharply rejects Garda whistleblower Keith Harrison’s claims

written by Rachel McLaughlin December 1, 2017
FacebookTweetLinkedInPrint

All claims made by Garda whistleblower Keith Harrison and his partner Marisa Simms have been rejected by the Charleton Tribunal.

The final 97-page report published yesterday cast off allegations that the Donegal Garda and Ms Simms were the victims of a malicious campaign by gardai and child and family agency Tusla that interfered in their family life.

Garda Harrison and Ms Simms were said to have made ‘extremely serious allegations’ about social workers and gardai, claiming that they were subjected to a series of illegal and corrupt events because of Harrison’s status as a whistleblower.

Harrison alleged that a five-year harassment campaign began after he arrested a colleague in Athlone for drink driving in 2009.

Mr Justice Charleton’s damning report declared some of Harrison’s claims as ‘nonsense’ and ‘completely unfounded’.

The report concluded: “All of the allegations of Garda Keith Harrison and Marisa Simms examined by the tribunal are entirely without any validity. They have claimed to have been victims of a malicious procession of events. That is not so.

“They claimed to have been the victims of others. There is another side to this.

“The allegations which they made must have taken a considerable emotional toll on several of the multiple persons accused by them of very serious misconduct.

“It is appropriate here to exonerate everyone in social services and in policing accused by them of discreditable conduct. That is the only possible conclusion to the tribunal’s enquiry.”

Tribunal sharply rejects Garda whistleblower Keith Harrison’s claims was last modified: December 2nd, 2017 by Rachel McLaughlin
FacebookTweetLinkedInPrint

Tags:
allegationsclaimsdonegalGarda Keith Harrisontribunalwhisteblower
Rachel McLaughlin

LEAVE A COMMENT

You may also like

Working group established for rebuilding of St...

11 minutes ago

Letterkenny woman involved in money fraud given...

27 minutes ago

Mainly dry today as temperatures set to...

38 minutes ago

Beloved Natalie and Ella McLaughlin to be...

2 hours ago

Powerful film on the revival of Donegal...

2 hours ago

Fr Damien Nejad to move from Letterkenny...

2 hours ago

Dungloe set to shine for 2025 Mary...

2 hours ago

Breaking: Young Donegal father tragically killed in...

10 hours ago

Fine weather to return next week as...

14 hours ago

Seamus Coleman pays respects to Diogo Jota...

16 hours ago
Advertisement
Advertisement

Donegal County Council

Facebook
Donegal County Council
Advertisement
Advertisement
Donegal Daily Jobs

Read More

  • News
  • Sport
  • Courts
  • Jobs
  • Sales & Services
  • Obituaries
  • Features
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Council News

Information

  • Contact Us
  • About
  • Advertise WIth Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Terms & Conditions

Our Sites

Donegal Woman
Donegal Woman
Donegal Daily

© 2025 Donegal Daily. All rights reserved.
Website by owenod


Back To Top.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.