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Conor Lally

Conor Lally

Crime Correspondent

Conor Lally is Crime Correspondent with The Irish Times and has worked for the newspaper since 2002. A previous winner at the National Media Awards, Law Society Journalism Awards and the European Year Journalist Awards, he has also worked as a consultant on a number of RTE television series on true crime. He regularly appears on television and radio stations to discuss the events and issues he covers in his work for the newspaper.
Independent Wexford TD Mick Wallace: ’unaware’ of incident referred to by Minister for Justice Alan Shatter. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Wallace accuses Shatter of trying to discredit him

Minister for Justice revealed Wexford TD escaped penalty points at discretion of garda

Mick Wallace: The TD yesterday insisted he was “unaware” of the incident. Photograph: David Sleator
Shatter defends disclosing Wallace Garda information

Wexford TD seen by a garda using mobile phone while driving

Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan: refuted any suggestion of wrongdoing on his part when he had two penalty points terminated from his licence. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Garda investigated over penalty points fraud

Investigation has been completed and a file sent to the DPP, who is considering criminal charges

Screengrab of Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan giving evidence to the Public Accounts Committee this morning.
Commissioner says 1,200 Gardaí have left force since 2009

Callinan tells Public Accounts Committee civilians cannot be used for sensitive tasks

Justice Minister Alan Shatter speaking to the media at a press conference on the subject of allegations of improper cancellation of penalty points. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Allegations of widespread Garda corruption on penalty points dimissed in new report

Minister for Justice says whistleblowers were wrong in fact or had incomplete facts

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter walks past Independent TD Luke Ming Flanagan before speaking to the media yesterday.
Despite all the farce, there has been a change for the better in Garda culture

In a number of cases, the information leaked to the media by the campaign was wildly inaccurate

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter: asked the Garda Inspectorate to oversee implementation of the main recommendations arising from the penalty points cancellation controversy. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Main recommendations arising from penalty points reports

A reduce speed traffic sign on the N4 in Co Kildare. Three Garda officers under investigation over the improper quashing of penalty points had cleared more than 600 driving licences over a three-and-a-half year period. Photograph: Haydn West/PA
Penalty points report finds procedures were not followed

Report finds two gardaí cleared over 600 driving offences in three and a half years

Two whistleblowers had alleged that thousands of penalty points had been cancelled by senior officers for reasons that were not legitimate.
Report on garda penalty points cancellations to be published today

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