April 2003

Mike Garde received no reply to his proposal and following the settlement of the Mary Johnston case. This month he was interviewed by the Gardaí in relation to them taking a case for criminal libel in relation to a leaflet widely distributed by Gerard Ryan and resultant correspondence with Gerard Ryan which was put up on our web site (in 2000). Mr Gerard Ryan was interviewed by the Gardaí at Mountjoy Garda Station on a number of occasions as to whether he was the author of this deeply hurtful material which had the clear intention to damage the reputation of Mike Garde. He attended with his solicitor and it will be up to the DPP to decide whether there is a case to answer following the Garda investigation.