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Garda Supt David Taylor suspended from duty

Garda Supt David Taylor has been suspended. Picture by Niall Carson/PA Wire
Garda Supt David Taylor has been suspended. Picture by Niall Carson/PA Wire Garda Supt David Taylor has been suspended. Picture by Niall Carson/PA Wire

GARDA Superintendent David Taylor, who is at the centre of a scandal concerning corruption in the force, has been suspended from duty.

The officer was suspended on Saturday, just three days after the publication of the Disclosures Tribunal third interim report, RTÉ News reported.

He was strongly criticised in the report, which found he was part of a campaign to smear the garda whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe.

RTÉ News said he had been suspended "on the basis that there has been a loss of public confidence in him as a member of An Garda Síochána".

A Garda spokesman said: "A Garda officer has been suspended from duty, as this is an employment matter An Garda Síochána will not commenting any further on the name of the individual".

The officer will now be subject to disciplinary proceedings.