Whistle blower harassed by fellow gardaí

Sergeant Maurice McCabe is experiencing ongoing harassment at his place of work as a result of his efforts to expose malpractice in the Garda, the Irish Examiner has learned.

The latest incident involved graffiti attached to a duty detail in Mullingar Garda Station, where Sgt McCabe is based in the traffic corps. The detail contains information about the members in the traffic corps listing them under “sergeant” and “guard”. Last week, a colleague of Sgt McCabe’s discovered that somebody in the station had added in felt pen the category of “whistleblower”. The detail showed “5 Sergeants 9 Guards” and beside it was added “+ 1 whistleblower”. It is understood colleagues of Sgt McCabe’s who were disgusted at the behaviour tippexed out the graffiti.

The incident is the latest that has occurred in recent weeks since the controversy around the whistleblowers blew up, culminating in the resignation of Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan. Last month, Sgt McCabe had complained to a superior officer after he was informed by colleagues that another superior officer had been referring to him in a meeting in a highly inappropriate manner.