A serving detective garda has been sent forward for trial on allegations he received a payment from a businessman in return for passing on confidential information about a Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) probe into the businessman's company.
The detective and the businessman were both arrested as part of a major investigation into allegations of garda corruption.
The investigation is being conducted by gardaí attached to the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (NBCI), based in Dublin.
48-year old Detective Garda David Bourke - with an address at Main Street Oola, Co Limerick - is charged with "corruptly obtaining" a payment from Stephen O'Sullivan, a director of car sales firm Bawn Motors.
He faces a second charge that he obtained the payment for revealing to Mr O'Sullivan confidential information about a Criminal Assets Bureau probe into his company.
Mr O'Sullivan (37) - with an address at Farrehy, Broadford, Co Limerick - is charged that he did corruptly give or agree to give Detective Garda Bourke a payment in return for him to reveal information concerning the CAB probe.
The three charges in total are alleged to have occurred at a location, at Bruree, Co Limerick, on December 22, 2018.
Both men were arrested by gardaí attached to the NBCI in connection with a probe into alleged garda corruption.
The two accused were today remanded on bail to appear for trial to the next sittings of Limerick Circuit Court.
