Whistleblower issue still looms - Garda allegations

It is hard to imagine that morale in the Garda Siochána could sink any lower.

Considering that rank and file members of the force are seriously considering going on strike and, thereby, prepared to breach rather than enforce the criminal law, it is of grave concern that the issue of whistleblowers has not gone away.

When Noírín O’Sullivan was appointed Garda Commissioner in 2014, after the demise of Martin Callinan over substantially the same issue, it was hoped that she would bring a breath of fresh air to the force and put in place mechanisms for whistleblowers so that their voices would be heard.