Commissioner publicly promoted Maurice McCabe, but claimed in documents that he was motivated by malice

Garda Commissioner Noirín O'Sullivan claimed to the O'Higgins Inquiry that a whistleblower was acting "with malice", while publicly promoting him.

Garda Commissioner Noirín O'Sullivan claimed to the O'Higgins Inquiry that whistleblower Maurice McCabe was acting "with malice", while publicly promoting him.

Documents seen by the Irish Examiner show that at the very early stages, the inquiry was told by senior counsel for Commissioner O’Sullivan that evidence would be produced to show that Sgt McCabe had told two other officers that he was making his complaints because of malice he harboured towards a senior officer.