Garda union secretary brings defamation case

Antoinette Cunningham, the general secretary of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (Agsi), has begun defamation proceedings in the High Court against Christy Morrison, a serving garda sergeant and former force representative.

Morrison is also being sued by other members of Agsi’s leadership including Paul Curran, Paul Wallace, Alan Cronin and Keith Rothery. The plaintiffs are being represented by Seán Costello & Co, a Dublin firm of solicitors.

The proceedings are said to relate to correspondence that Morrison allegedly sent to Garda Headquarters about Agsi. He has yet to respond to the proceedings.

Cunningham, who was the first woman to become a full-time garda representative,