GSOC’s Maurice McCabe inquiry hits legal barrier

A Garda watchdog investigation into the treatment of whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe has been stopped in its tracks because of a legal roadblock.

The Garda Ombudsman is trying to obtain documentation in connection with the O’Higgins Commission, which investigated complaints by Sgt McCabe about policing in the Cavan-Monaghan division.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald directed GSOC to carry out an investigation last June regarding matters connected to transcripts from the O’Higgins Inquiry, in which it was claimed the Garda Síochána would question the “motivation and credibility” of Sgt McCabe.