McCabe false rape allegation ‘was not sinister’, says senior Tusla manager

A senior Tusla manager has told the Charleton Tribunal that it was incompetence and not “something sinister” that led to a false rape allegation being made against Garda whistle blower Sgt Maurice McCabe.

Linda Creamer, a regional service director with the child and family agency, apologised to the McCabe family for the stress they have endured.

The tribunal is looking into the creation and distribution of files by Tusla and the HSE containing false allegations against Sgt McCabe, and whether he was the target of a smear campaign.