Retired superintendent tells trial of gardaí that he ‘looked after’ hundreds of court summonses for people during career

See dave Raleigh Retired Limerick Superintendent Sean Corcoran

Retired Limerick Superintendent Sean Corcoran outside Limerick Circuit Court who gave evidence at the Trial of Retired Superintendent and Four Gardai
Picture Brendan Gleeson

A retired garda duperintendent gave evidence in court, Wednesday, that he “looked after” hundreds of summonses while in the senior garda role and that he received almost daily requests about such matters including from TDs and garda commissioners.

Retired Limerick Divisional Superintendent Seán Corcoran, with an address in Co Clare, was giving evidence in the trial of retired superintendent Eamon O’Neill and four serving gardai. All five accused deny charges they acted unlawfully in quashing pending or potential road traffic summonses for motorists.