Garda HR chief told of bid to ‘go after’ McCabe, says file given to tribunal

A member of Garda management told the force’s head of human resources, John Barrett, that there would be an attempt to target Sgt Maurice McCabe at the O’Higgins Commission, according to documents submitted to the Charleton Tribunal.

The tribunal has been provided with a statement which alleges Mr Barrett was told before the commencement of O’Higgins in 2015 that “we are going after Maurice at the commission”.

The tribunal, among other issues, is examining whether there was an attempt to smear the whistleblower at the O’Higgins Commission, which was set up to examine complaints about malpractice within the force.