Air corps whistleblower was ‘isolated, vilified’

The man will retire early, and has cited ‘unwarranted treatment’ and attempts to turn colleagues against him since he disclosed health-and-safety issues, says Joe Leogue

An air corps whistleblower has written to the Defence Forces Chief of Staff to inform him of his decision to retire early over what he has claimed is the authority’s failure to protect him.

The decision comes two months after the whistleblower wrote to junior defence minister Paul Kehoe complaining of the “unwarranted treatment” he has received since he submitted a protected disclosure on health-and-safety issues.