The Supreme Court has overturned a decision that alleged pornographic material found on the phone of a Dublin-based garda could not be used in disciplinary proceedings against him.
Garda Patrick Hyland, who was attached to the regional traffic unit in Dublin Castle, had denied any wrongdoing.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) decided he should not be prosecuted in relation to the material following a Garda investigation.
It was alleged that in April 2019, as a member of a WhatsApp group of gardaí, he received a video clip which he forwarded to other group members.
He said he did so without viewing it and the group administrator subsequentl
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