The former Garda press officer who helped run a smear campaign against whistleblower, Maurice McCabe, and then lied to the Disclosures Tribunal about the nature of his involvement is to get the bulk of his legal costs.

Michael McCabe passed away peacefully at home in Mountnugent, Co Cavan surrounded by his family yesterday.

Back in the 1970s, a few years after Bob Dylan released Blood on the Tracks, he was being interviewed about how it was such an outstanding album.

Former Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has said he still does not understand why Government-commissioned barrister Seán Guerin went out side his terms of reference in his report into allegations of Garda misconduct by Sgt Maurice McCabe.

The High Court has struck out proceedings by retired garda sergeant Maurice McCabe and his family against the State, the HSE and the Tusla/Child and Family Agency (CFA) following successful mediation talks last week.

Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe has settled his legal action against the State, the HSE and Tusla for an undisclosed sum.

Maurice McCabe has settled his claim against the State, but denial of events by some should act as a warning that there could be another case like his, says Michael Clifford.

Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe has settled his legal action against the State and Tusla for an undisclosed sum.

Bodies of inquiry have to date proven to be a costly and ineffective remedy to our nation’s ills, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell.

The State wants to settle through mediation several damages actions brought against it by retired Garda Sergeant and whistleblower Maurice McCabe.

The Road Safety Authority has recognised the garda whistleblower in his work in exposing problems in the penalty point system.

The Justice Minister wants the state to reach an early settlement with Maurice McCabe.

The backlash Maurice McCabe faced after the Garda commissioner described the actions of whistleblowers as “disgusting” made him feel like he was “poison”, he told an RTÉ documentary last night.

Last night's RTÉ One documentary on Maurice McCabe was watched by more than half a million people.

The decision to legally support former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan in his defence against whistleblower Maurice McCabe is being reviewed, the Taoiseach has said.

Fianna Fáil’s Justice spokesperson Jim O’Callaghan is calling on the State to seek a contribution from former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan for legal fees to fight a case taken by whistle-blower Maurice McCabe.

Michael Clifford Taxpayers will probably foot the bill for ‘campaign of calumny’ against Maurice McCabe, writes Michael Clifford.

Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe has said if he had known at the outset the abuse he would suffer for lifting the lid on corruption within the gardaí he "would never have done it".

The legal representation from the State for former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan is normal practice, according to the Taoiseach.

Sergeant Maurice McCabe would have kept working in An Garda Síochána but believed he couldn’t go back after everything that had happened to him, his solicitor said yesterday.

The justice minister claims he wants to sit down with McCabe and discuss his legacy. It’s all a far cry from the government line just a few years ago, writes Michael Clifford.

Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe is to retire from the force today.

Retirement is the only option for Maurice McCabe, but he retires knowing a tribunal determined not just that he did his job properly, but that there was a campaign to destroy his reputation because he exposed wrongdoing in the force, writes Special Correspondent Michael Clifford.

There are very few living Irish people who have had the impact that Sgt Maurice McCabe has had.

The Government’s apology to Garda whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe was a “blatant, brazen piece of hypocrisy” the Dáil has heard.

Garda whistleblower and family finally given a full state apology

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has apologised on behalf of the State to garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe for the “calumny by those who should have protected and supported him” in the force.

Reporting the Taylor/McCabe disclosures was in the public interest, writes Michael Clifford.

Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe has said he is delighted at being vindicated by the Disclosures Tribunal after what he described as a “tortuous” period for him and his family.

We look at what the Charleton Tribunal said about Maurice McCabe, Noirín O’Sullivan, David Taylor, Martin Callinan and Frances Fitzgerald.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan said he fully endorses Judge Peter Charleton’s description of Sgt Maurice McCabe in his third interim report.

Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe has said he is "delighted" that the Charleton report has been published today, but admitted that some parts of it were "hard to take".

Charleton has vindicated and commended Maurice McCabe. The reputation of the force itself, however, is less assured, writes Special Correspondent Michael Clifford.

Mr Justice Peter Charleton said he remains “deeply concerned” that the gradual erosion of Garda discipline, as identified by the Morris Tribunal more than 12 years ago, could lead to disaster.

Frances Fitzgerald has said she is "pleased" by the findings of a Disclosures Tribunal report which found that her evidence was "an honest appraisal" of events leading to her resignation.

The Disclosures Tribunal has found two senior gardaí were involved in a smear campaign against the Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe.

Sergeant Maurice McCabe had enjoyed a steady rise through the ranks of An Garda Siochana for twenty years before trouble found him.

Here, Michael Clifford explains what the Charleton Tribunal is all about.

The Irish Times has apologised before the High Court to Garda whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe under a settlement of defamation proceedings.

The Disclosures Tribunal has docked. The final submissions in the last of four modules were heard over the last two days. This module deals with whether or not there was a smear campaign conducted against Sgt Maurice McCabe when he was complaining of malpractice in road policing.

Sergeant Maurice McCabe was entitled to be vindicated as truthful by the Charleton Tribunal, his barrister has said in closing submissions.

The protected disclosure made by former garda press officer Supt David Taylor "is essentially a work of fiction", lawyers for An Garda Síochana have told the Charleton Tribunal.

Former garda press officer Supt David Taylor's account of his dealings with journalists was "unworthy of trust", a barrister representing RTÉ has told the Charleton tribunal.