Martin Kenny
| Martin Kenny TD | |
|---|---|
 Kenny in 2015 | |
| Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Agriculture, Food and the Marine | |
|
Assumed office 11 May 2016 | |
| Leader | Gerry Adams |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Teachta Dála | |
|
Assumed office February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Sligo–Leitrim |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 October 1971 Aughavas, Leitrim, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Kenny |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Institute of Technology, Sligo |
Martin Kenny is a Sinn Féin politician, and Teachta Dála (TD) for the Sligo–Leitrim constituency, elected at the Irish general election, 2016, on his fourth attempt.
He became a member of Leitrim County Council in 2001, when he was co-opted to replace Liam McGirl, the son of former Sinn Féin TD John Joe McGirl.[1]
In May 2016, he made revealed a number of serious instances of misconduct in the Garda Síochána. The main allegations included that gardaí were engaging informants who were active criminals, outside of the Garda Covert Human Intelligence Sources program. He also mentioned a number of instances including "robberies allegedly carried out by informants under the direction of gardaí", cases of entrapment made at the behest of Garda handlers,[2] and an instance where "senior gardaí did not inform other members of the force of plans by a criminal gang to carry out attacks at the homes of gardaí".[3]
He also stated that two Gardaí had brought this to the attention of both Martin Callinan and former disgraced Minister of Justice, Alan Shatter, but their concerns were ignored.[3][4]