Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, accused

Born

1996, from the ages reported

Offences

Disclosure of confidential information; accessing confidential information for corrupt gain, Unlawful disclosure of confidential Garda information; corruptly obtaining a gift or advantage, Corruption

Where

Co. Dublin, Co. Wicklow

Reporting

7 reports, 6 Jan 2023 to 6 Nov 2023

Outlets

rte.ie, irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit

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• Former garda civilian employee jailed for selling Pulse information for cocaine Disclosure of confidential information; accessing confidential information for corrupt gain · Co. Dublin

  Holly Hayden, 27, of Bray, Co. Wicklow, a former civilian employee of An Garda Síochána, gave out confidential Pulse information, including the locations of garda Covid-19 checkpoints, in return for cocaine and other consideration at Dún Laoghaire Garda Station between September 2019 and May 2020. She pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 10 July 2023 to one count of disclosing confidential Pulse information and two counts of accessing it for corrupt gain. On 6 November 2023, Judge Orla Crowe sentenced her to two and a half years in prison, with the final six months suspended on strict conditions including drug rehabilitation with the Probation Service for two years after release.

  Sentenced, 6 Nov 2023Convicted, accused · 3 reports
• Former Garda employee sentenced for disclosing confidential information in Dublin Unlawful disclosure of confidential Garda information; corruptly obtaining a gift or advantage · Co. Dublin

  Holly Hayden, a 27-year-old woman from Bray, Co. Wicklow, was a civilian employee of An Garda Síochána in an administrative role from 2017 for two years. She accessed and disclosed confidential Pulse system information at Dún Laoghaire Garda station in September 2019 and between April and May 2020, receiving cocaine in exchange, and sent WhatsApp pictures showing the locations of garda Covid-19 checkpoints. She pleaded guilty to one count of disclosing confidential information and two counts of accessing confidential information to corruptly obtain a gift or advantage. At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in July 2023, Judge Crowe sentenced her to three years, with the final six months suspended on conditions including probation-supervised drug rehabilitation.

  Sentenced, 6 Nov 2023Convicted · 1 report
• Wicklow man sentenced for corruption over leaked Garda Pulse information Corruption · Co. Wicklow

  Holly Hayden, 26, a former civilian staff member with An Garda Síochána, is accused of disclosing confidential information from the Garda Pulse system to Daniel Webb, 33, in exchange for cocaine on 6 and 9 September 2019 and 29 October 2019 at Dún Laoghaire Garda station. Both were charged at Dún Laoghaire District Court in January 2023 following a Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation inquiry. Webb, of Charlesland Wood, Greystones, Co Wicklow, pleaded guilty to two counts of active and passive corruption. He was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in October 2023 to one year in prison, with the final 12 months of a two-year concurrent sentence suspended for two years. Hayden's case was adjourned to 6 November.

  Sentenced, 6 Oct 2023Accused · 3 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 6 Nov2023
   Sentencedrte.ie, in Former garda civilian employee jailed for selling Pulse information for cocaine

   Woman who exchanged PULSE information for drugs jailed

   convicted, Holly Hayden, 27, female, named, irish (judged from name)Holly Hayden♀27IE
2. 6 Nov2023
   Sentencedirishmirror.ie, in Former garda civilian employee jailed for selling Pulse information for cocaine

   Ex-Garda employee who traded information on Covid checkpoints for cocaine jailed

   convicted, Holly Hayden, 27, female, named, irish (judged from name)Holly Hayden♀27IE
3. 6 Nov2023
   Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Former Garda employee sentenced for disclosing confidential information in Dublin

   Former civilian employee of An Garda Síochána jailed after giving out information in return for cocaine

   convicted, Holly Hayden, 27, female, named, irish (judged from name)Holly Hayden♀27IE
4. 6 Oct2023
   Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Wicklow man sentenced for corruption over leaked Garda Pulse information

   Wicklow man who gave garda civilian member cocaine in exchange for Pulse information jailed for a year

   accused, Holly Hayden, 27, female, named, irish (judged from name)Holly Hayden♀27IE
5. 10 Jul2023
   In courtthejournal.ie, in Former garda civilian employee jailed for selling Pulse information for cocaine

   Civilian garda employee gave info about Covid-19 checkpoints in return for cocaine, court hears

   accused, Holly Hayden, 27, female, named, irish (judged from name)Holly Hayden♀27IE
6. 7 Jan2023
   In courtirishmirror.ie, in Wicklow man sentenced for corruption over leaked Garda Pulse information

   Former Garda worker charged with leaking confidential information for cocaine

   accused, Holly Hayden, 26, female, named, irish (judged from name)Holly Hayden♀26IE
7. 6 Jan2023
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Wicklow man sentenced for corruption over leaked Garda Pulse information

   Garda staff member allegedly leaked information in return for cocaine, court hears

   accused, Holly Hayden, 26, female, named, irish (judged from name)Holly Hayden♀26IE

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