A High Court judge has asked people to come forward with information about an allegation that a senior garda shared a photograph taken inside a courtroom of a whistleblower and three people who were accompanying him.
Any audio or visual recording of court proceedings are forbidden under the 'Practice Directions and Rules of the Superior Courts'.
Conor Duff, counsel for Detective Superintendent Brian O'Reilly, told Mr Justice Micheál O'Higgins at the High Court on Wednesday that he was putting the respondents, the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána, on notice of the matter and sought the court’s direction on how to proceed.
Mr Duff said that Supt O'Reilly, who has made protected disclosures regarding the safety of gun holsters used by the force, received the photo from another garda who is allegedly part of a WhatsApp group with Superintendent Liam White.
Mr Duff said the image allegedly originated from an account associated with Supt White, who asked members of the group to identify one of the men seen with Supt O'Reilly.
Mr Duff said that he was not aware if other similar images existed in the group but that he wanted to bring the matter to Mr Justice O’Higgins’ attention.
Mr Duff said the image showed three individuals accompanying Supt O'Reilly in court, and that the account associated with Supt White referenced one of the individuals and stated: “I recognise the face but I don’t know the name.”
Mr Duff said it was clear the image was taken inside a courtroom and said a...
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