Overview
- The High Court personal injury case was settled under a confidentiality agreement almost two weeks ago, with payment reported at over €270,000 including legal costs.
- The midlands-based officer was suspended from June 2020 to August 2023 and was later exonerated in an internal disciplinary inquiry and reinstated.
- The investigation followed his loan of an unclaimed, PEMS‑tagged station bicycle to a neighbouring farmer during the pandemic after he notified a superior.
- Officers from the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation searched his home and sent a file to the DPP, which directed that no charges be brought.
- His lawsuit cited 37 grounds, including alleged negligence, breach of duty and breach of contract, and sought damages for loss of earnings as well as medical and travel expenses.