McCabe ‘still being isolated by gardaí’

The so-called garda whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe is still being isolated within the gardaí, according to John McGuinness, chairman of the Public Accounts Committee.

Mr McGuinness made his comments yesterday at the publication of the committee’s report on the abuse of the penalty points system, which was initiated after McCabe had contacted the committee.

The Fianna Fáil TD thanked Garda McCabe for the evidence he gave the committee and said he would prefer to refer to him as “a concerned member of the force” rather than a whistleblower.