Former Garda Superintendent secures High Court bail corruption caseDubliner John Murphy faces charges covering five years amid a multi-defendant corruption probe.
'Acting crazy' arsonist smiled as he set curtains ablaze after hoax 999 callsJohn Murphy (46) of St Ruth's Park, in the Co Westmeath town, who triggered a false alert that a man had slit his throat and was bleeding to death, was sentenced to 240 hours' community service and ordered to pay €5,000 compensation for the blaze.
Retired Garda Superintendent charged with corruption and facilitating criminal organisationJohn Murphy, aged 65, from Clontarf in Dublin, and a 46-year-old Garda, Manus Keane, were charged following a probe by the Garda National Bureau of Investigation (NBCI).