Maurice McCabe

McCabe story exposes how public institutions still really view whistleblowers

Mick Fealty on November 30, 2017, 4:39 pm

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The Sergeant Maurice McCabe case has now accounted for the extraordinary haul of two Garda Commissioners (Chief Constables if you’re reading this in Britain), two Ministers of Justice and one Secretary-General (or Permanent Secretary). McCabe reported the quashing of penalty points by senior gardaí in Cavan/Monaghan in 2007. When it landed with the Comptroller and Auditor General in 2013 his report concluded: “there is almost no overall management or coordination of the fines system”. But what’s most disturbing about this story was the …

#SluggerReport: McCabe and the southern meltdown, plus #AE17 East Antrim and Foyle profiles

Mick Fealty on February 14, 2017, 12:32 pm

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This morning’s #SluggerReport touched on a potential meltdown in the south over the disclosure by RTE’s PrimeTime that Garda Sergeant Maurice McCabe had been the victim of what looks distinctly like a vilification campaign. It’s the sheer length and sustained nature of the campaign that impresses/depresses. The government’s response has been partial, self contradictory and shambolic, leading SF to call for Motion of No Confidence (in hopes of triggering a second Irish election). So far, Fianna Fail seems determined to …