Solicitor Gerald Kean has told the Disclosures Tribunal he believes he was used by the former Garda Commissioner to promote a position which was incorrect on a radio interview.
First up; solicitor Gerald Kean appearing at #DisclosuresTribunal. Says he spoke to Cmsr Callinan about four times before appearing on Marian Finucane show pic.twitter.com/ycwaz50MaS
— Juliette Gash (@JulietteGash) April 12, 2018
The well-known lawyer spent almost an hour on the phone with Martin Callinan before appearing on the Marian Finucane show – in which he defended the commissioner and criticised Maurice McCabe for not cooperating with a garda investigation into penalty points.
Sergeant McCabe began defamation proceedings against Mr Kean and RTE on foot of the broadcast, which were later dropped.
Juliette Gash reports;