The fallout from Maurice McCabe case may cause more damage yet

Terms of reference will be published today for a probe headed by Judge Peter Charlton into an alleged smear campaign against garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe. Special correspondent, Michael Clifford, reflects on who else may be damaged in the ongoing pursuit of truth in this case.      

THE truth comes dripping slowly. There has always been two parts to the Maurice McCabe story.

The first involves his complaints about malpractice within An Garda Siochana. This malpractice took different forms, including poor and shoddy policing, the covering-up of poor and shoddy policing, the ill-serving of victims of crime, and disregard for road safety through the abuse of the penalty points system.