Gda Wilson also retired ‘for personal reasons’

When you take away all the extraneous comments, etc, on the garda whistleblowers saga, it boils down to two serving members of the Garda Síochána decided it was time to ‘disclose’ the wrongdoings of the penalty points (and other very serious issues) system.

Their concerns were not treated with the seriousness or urgency which they required — indeed the internal garda inquiry did not even see fit to interview those serving members regarding their complaints, and consequently, matters took another course (or indeed many courses) to this day.

On Monday Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan retired from An Garda Síochána, apparently, he stated, “for the good of the Force and his family”. Very commendable reasons, it goes without saying.