No charges for garda accused of paying criminal to attack female officer's home
A garda was alleged to have paid a low-level criminal and small-time drug dealer €300 to throw a brick through the window of a female officer's home, after the female officer was alleged to have accessed the force's internal computer system to change her love rival's phone number and send abusive messages. The garda was suspended from duty in 2022, and the matter was investigated by Fiosrú (formerly GSOC) for nearly three years after the revelations were first reported in early 2023. In August 2025, the DPP ruled that no charges would be brought against the garda, who remains suspended and subject to an internal disciplinary process. The female officer remains suspended under a separate investigation for alleged harassment.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A garda was alleged to have paid a low-level criminal and small-time drug dealer €300 to throw a brick through the window of a female officer's home.
- The female officer was alleged to have accessed the force's internal computer system to change her love rival's phone number and send abusive messages.
- The criminal was driven to and picked up from the scene by a taxi driver, who was asked to wait while the criminal returned a few minutes later before being told to drive off.
- Investigation
- The investigation was conducted by Fiosrú (formerly GSOC) and lasted nearly three years, with the Garda Anti-Corruption task force initially involved when the revelations were first reported in early 2023.
- Detectives raided the criminal's house and found a secret phone with voice notes still on it.
- In court
- The DPP ruled in August 2025 that no charges are to be brought against the garda.
- Other details
- The garda was suspended from duty in 2022 and remains suspended, subject to an internal disciplinary process.
- The female officer remains suspended under a separate investigation for alleged harassment.
19 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe attacker was driven to and picked up from the scene by an innocent taxi driver (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe man in the taxi asked the driver to wait at the scene and came back a few minutes later before telling him to drive off (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe fare was a low-level criminal and small-time drug dealer from the same town (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe criminal claimed he was paid €300 by the garda to attack the female officer's home (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe female officer was alleged to have accessed the force's internal computer system to change her love rival's phone number and send abusive messages (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe investigation was conducted by Fiosrú (formerly GSOC) and lasted nearly three years (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe revelations were first reported in early 2023 and the Garda Anti-Corruption task force was involved (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe female officer remains suspended and is under investigation for alleged harassment (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationDetectives raided the criminal's house and found a secret phone with voice notes still on it (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe investigation was conducted by Fiosrú, formerly known as GSOC (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe external investigation lasted nearly three years (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationDetectives raided the criminal's house and found a secret phone with voice notes (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe Garda Anti-Corruption task force was initially investigating when the revelations were first reported in early 2023 (dublinlive.ie)
- courtThe DPP ruled no charges are to be brought against the garda (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe Garda was suspended from duty in 2022 (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe Garda remains suspended and subject to an internal disciplinary process (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe garda remains subject to an internal disciplinary process and is still suspended (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe female officer remains suspended under a separate investigation for alleged harassment (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe criminal was identified as a low-level criminal and small-time drug dealer from the same town (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 7 Aug2025No charges for garda accused of paying criminal to attack female officer's home
Reports the DPP's decision not to bring charges against the garda after a near three-year Fiosrú investigation, and provides background on the alleged brick attack, the criminal's claimed €300 payment, the discovery of a secret phone with voice notes, and the separate harassment investigation into the female officer.
accused, malevictim, femalesuspect, male - 7 Aug2025Garda accused of paying criminal to attack female officer's home learns fate
DPP ruled no charges will be brought against the Garda following a near three-year Fiosrú investigation. The officer remains suspended pending internal disciplinary process. The female officer who was the target of the brick attack remains suspended under investigation for alleged harassment, with officers expecting charges in that case.
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