Dossier of disgrace

The lowest point may well have been the death threat from another member of the force.

A letter sent on April 6, 2011, gives an insight into the “sheer hell” a member of An Garda Síochána was suffering in the pursuit of justice, and the obstacles that would force even the bravest of souls to give up.

Lorraine McCabe wrote to the since-resigned justice minister, Alan Shatter, outlining what her family was enduring as a result of her husband Sgt Maurice McCabe’s efforts to have malpractice in An Garda Síochána investigated.