McCabe was battling to do the right thing yet his integrity was questioned

The majority of An Garda Siochana do a great job. They can find their lives in danger and have seen the loss of brave colleagues.

Like all organisations, it has good standards, but a few of these may slip and that is why some of its members sometimes feel the need to speak out.

It would have been good on grounds of transparency if Justice O’Higgins included in his commission of inquiry’s otherwise good report on how counsel for the Garda Commissioner at the start of the inquiry said he was under instruction to strongly question the integrity, motivation and credibility of Garda Sgt Maurice McCabe on his allegations of malpractice by members of the force.