The Garda Ombudsman says it's probable that information on Clare Daly's arrest was leaked to the media by gardai.

GSOC says Deputy Daly's right to privacy was infringed by the leaking of information about her arrest 3 years ago.

However GSOC says there's not enough evidence to start a criminal prosecution.

Juliette Gash reports;

In a statement, the Garda Siochána Ombudsman Commission says;

"At the conclusion of the investigation, the Ombudsman Commission considered that there was insufficient evidence of a criminal offence by any individual to warrant sending a file to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

 However, while it is not possible to state that this information was released by a particular Garda or any other identifiable person, there does appear to be sufficient evidence to state, on the balance of probabilities, that some of the detail relating to Deputy Daly’s arrest emanated from within the Garda Síochána organisation and were made available to members of the media in an unauthorised manner.

 The Ombudsman Commission is of the view that Deputy Daly was entitled to the presumption of innocence and that she had a right to privacy. These rights appear to have been infringed by the release of such information."

GSOC's report, which summarises the investigation into Deputy Daly’s complaint and its conclusions can be read here.