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Whistleblower: Maurice McCabe

Sycamore Tree

RTE are doing a two part documentary on Sgt Maurice McCabe. I think it should be a must watch for people. This honourable man was nearly destroyed by a corrupt Garda management for trying to do the right thing.

His courage and bravery should be rewarded by the state but I think any future whistleblowers will think twice before trying to highlight bad practice in the Gardaí.

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Dickie9

AGC wrote: »

I think it’s fair to say everyone would like to see him punished for the disgraceful way he acted but what could be done?

Martin Callinan is one off the most hated people in this country over what he did to Maurice McCabe but the wheels turned now and everyone nos wa Callinan is.....

One thing about this documentary everything came out the wheel always turns and what Maurice went threw was absolute hell I imagine

Hopefully now he and Lorraine and kids can have a happy life again

AGC

Sycamore Tree wrote: »

I reckon if Callinan does not go to jail for his campaign of calumny then Ireland will continue to endure a corrupt police force with little or no accountability.

I think it’s fair to say everyone would like to see him punished for the disgraceful way he acted but what could be done?

Dickie9

smurgen wrote: »

Lots of questions need answering in my opinion.just a small one and one of the lesser ones to cross my mind was what happened to the driver that had points quashed 7 times?the dude doing 190km/h in a 100km/h zone.surely in the interest of public safety this person needs to be off the road?

Shur he was probably a son or relation to the guard in question. ..

smurgen

Lots of questions need answering in my opinion.just a small one and one of the lesser ones to cross my mind was what happened to the driver that had points quashed 7 times?the dude doing 190km/h in a 100km/h zone.surely in the interest of public safety this person needs to be off the road?

Sycamore Tree

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Yes Mick Clifford was unreal.

Fair play to him.

He was very honourable and I did hear that he was under severe pressure to back off too.

Harry Palmr

I just popped over to P.ie and cannot find any thread on this programme, am I going blind?

Sycamore Tree

I don't think there is a more admirable man in Ireland today. If we only had more like him.

I reckon if Callinan does not go to jail for his campaign of calumny then Ireland will continue to endure a corrupt police force with little or no accountability.

Sardonicat

davidmarsh wrote: »

TallGlass wrote: »

In fairness the first time I heard it on the radio, the impression was it was a letter, 1 or 2 pages, not 110 pages.

Sure a document of that size would need to be reviewed and given the go ahead to go out.

The only letter I ever got got around that size was a mobile phone bill with my calls and texts logged even then it was about 30/40 pages.

Sorry I don't buy it was a mistake.

Nobody buys it.

I reckon it will become the focal point of peoples frustration in the coming days. It's off the wall.

If it's a genuine error it demands an organisation wide audit followed by a root and branch clear out of incompetents and the systems and culture that allow this crap to happen.

If it wasn't an error the same should happen.

Either scenario is appalling.

I don't believe it was an error. How could someone with the level of education required to become a Social Worker make that mistake? And then several equally educated colleagues miss it and compound it? Are they actually expecting people to buy this?

chesterwoodman

Stunning two part docunentary, one day that story will be a film.

Icsics

A tough watch, can only imagine the horror of going through all that. So delighted to see the united family in the final scene, what role models they have for parents!

Flyer29

What an example that man is to his fellow guards and his fellow countrymen.

Watching the documentary hammered home how much the whole saga replicated some unrealistic Hollywood film script but this man had to live it for real. A lesser man wouldn’t have seen it through to the end.

As great as it is to see his name cleared, the findings on the rape allegation were completely unsatisfactory. Nobody should be accused of such things and have it explained away as some administration error or whatever.

This particular part of his ordeal needs to be investigated more thoroughly as part of a report in itself and anyone who had any act or part in the false allegation needs to be hung out to dry.

Ultimately it mustn’t be forgotten that this mans fight started because he wanted to reform the guards. This isn’t just about clearing a mans name and paying him some compo to brush it all under the carpet. The only way we’ll benefit from this is if the corruption is weeded out of our police force.

STB.

An Ri rua wrote: »

Disgusting is Callinan. Disgusting is Taylor. Disgusting is Tusla.

Noirin O Sullivan didnt come out of this smelling of roses. She may feel that she got away with it.
However, I see that she seems to pursuing something as she lodged a wide ranging GDPR request against journalists.

She directed her legal team to attack McCabe's credibility. Some might say that the amazing amount of lost mobile phones and personal recollection is just not credible.

Alf Veedersane

davidmarsh wrote: »

He was happy enough to call bullshjt on Callinan's lies.

They're two different things.

I'm also just speculating because I wasn't present at the hearings.

SEPT 23 1989

brooke 2 wrote: »

Lorraine McCabe comes across as an incredibly strong woman, who succeeded in keeping the show on the road, when all must have appeared to have been collapsing around her. I felt so sad for her when she was recalling the occasion Maurice pointed out to her the tree on which he had wanted to hang himself. My God, what that family has had to endure.

She was the star of the show

Without her in his corner I doubt he would be alive today

Wouldn't that have been so much easier for the corrupt ones

davidmarsh

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

To be fair, Charleton isn't in a position to say "well I'm calling bullsh*t on that" re Tusla. There probably was enough doubt created that it may have been a terrible mistake. He didn't necessarily enjoy the freedom to say what most people think about the 'error'.

He was happy enough to call bullshjt on Callinan's lies.

brooke 2

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Any Gardai on this thread by any chance?

Most of them seem to have pulled in their horns tonight!

davidmarsh

TallGlass wrote: »

In fairness the first time I heard it on the radio, the impression was it was a letter, 1 or 2 pages, not 110 pages.

Sure a document of that size would need to be reviewed and given the go ahead to go out.

The only letter I ever got got around that size was a mobile phone bill with my calls and texts logged even then it was about 30/40 pages.

Sorry I don't buy it was a mistake.

Nobody buys it.

I reckon it will become the focal point of peoples frustration in the coming days. It's off the wall.

Alf Veedersane

davidmarsh wrote: »

Same thought crossed my mind - Charleton vindicating McCabe "just enough" to end the thing. What did he say about Tusla.. an extraordinary sequence of errors the likes of which the state has never seen? There's an awful lot that continues to be covered up.

To be fair, Charleton isn't in a position to say "well I'm calling bullsh*t on that" re Tusla. There probably was enough doubt created that it may have been a terrible mistake. He didn't necessarily enjoy the freedom to say what most people think about the 'error'.

leahyl

I know the report vindicated McCabe and all that but I cannot fathom how Callanan has not been prosecuted for making up false allegations against him...and the nature of the allegations makes it so much worse...just unbelievable, cannot get my head around it.

An Ri rua

Someone close to Maurice McCabe should set up a GoFundMe page in order to help him and his family crush Callinan, should the State miss the mood of the people and choose to support Caligula.
I would happily throw €50 into such a fund and I'm sure thousands of people either aggrieved or ashamed or appalled by this saga would also contribute from €5 to 500. And I'm sure rank and file Gardai would too. Disgusting is Callinan. Disgusting is Taylor. Disgusting is Tusla.

tabby aspreme

No Garda, no Tulsa employee, and no Journalist, look likely to be held to account for their part in this sad, sick ,perverted affair. This country has a long way to go to rid itself of corruption

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Like Andy Dufresne, Maurice McCabe crawled through miles and miles of shít and came out the other side.

A true Irish hero and a rarity. Stood tall against the vilest of slander and corruption.

brooke 2

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Massive respect for Maurice McCabe and his wife.

To fight so hard to clear his name...to fight when fading away was easier...to fight against people in positions like Commissioner of AGS when it seemed like the whole organisation was against him...to go through hell and fight out.

The country needs a lot more Maurice McCabes.

And his wife, who appears to have been a rock beside him....may they enjoy the rest of their lives and put this behind him.

Lorraine McCabe comes across as an incredibly strong woman, who succeeded in keeping the show on the road, when all must have appeared to have been collapsing around her. I felt so sad for her when she was recalling the occasion Maurice pointed out to her the tree on which he had wanted to hang himself. My God, what that family has had to endure.

davidmarsh

An Ri rua wrote: »

So well summarised. And yet the view they're pedalling now is that Shatter is in the clear. As is Noreen O'Sullivan. Yeah right. Even Charleton, in allowing for the unlikely Tusla errors, is as guilty as Callinan in oppressing McCabe and, by extension, the Irish people. The tribunal found enough to satisfy McCabe while ensuring that damage limitation was the priority, particularly regarding Tusla.
The dogs on the street know that what you say above is true.
If it we're not for troublesome mainstream TDs like John McGuinness and John Deasy, and obviously Clare Daly, Mick Wallace, Ming etc, we would have a very sorry state of affairs. If the majority of the Dail fell into a pool and never surfaced again, it would be no harm at all.

Same thought crossed my mind - Charleton vindicating McCabe "just enough" to end the thing. What did he say about Tusla.. an extraordinary sequence of errors the likes of which the state has never seen? There's an awful lot that continues to be covered up.

McCabe has pulled the cover back and showed us all what's underneath. But he needs to park it now and enjoy the film when it comes out!

FixdePitchmark

STB. wrote: »

Without REAL journalists like Mick Clifford and Katie Hannon who were not afraid to continuously report what was happening to McCabe, the public may never have known the extent of the police state we are actually living in.

Too many supposed journalists allowing Garda HQ to write their stories including those who had supposed pauline conversions.

Yes Mick Clifford was unreal.

Fair play to him.

kravmaga

melon_collie wrote: »

Maurice is nothing short of a national hero.

I hope that Drew Harris will take this opportunity to root out the rotten core of AGS.

And finally, I hope that that scumbag Callanan is sued for every penny he has. What a disgrace of a human being.

And Dave Taylor, retired recently after being suspended, should not be entitled to any pension , dont know how he sleeps at night after what he did to mc Cabe.

A big clear out is required up in the depot ,Garda HQ , Drew Harris needs to clear out the olde school and get his own team in.

I hope Mc Cabe gets millions in compensation, he and his family deserve it after what they have been put through.

ANDREWMUFC

Martin Callinan and that pig Noirin O’Suilivan are two dirty rotten slimey people. Two skid marks

Soulsun

What an amazing man and wife!
Respect.
Emotional stuff.
The scary thing is this sh!t is widespread in Irish society.

The clip at the end at the gaa match was fitting.

STB.

Without REAL journalists like Mick Clifford and Katie Hannon who were not afraid to continuously report what was happening to McCabe, the public may never have known the extent of the police state we are actually living in.

Too many supposed journalists allowing Garda HQ to write their stories including those who had supposed pauline conversions.

TallGlass

davidmarsh wrote: »

Surely Tusla need to be properly investigated.

Who had access to the files? Were they contacted by Callinan or his gang? How many other files have been tampered with? Why did it take them so long to follow up if it was a genuine error*?

*Not a single person believes it was an error.

In fairness the first time I heard it on the radio, the impression was it was a letter, 1 or 2 pages, not 110 pages.

Sure a document of that size would need to be reviewed and given the go ahead to go out.

The only letter I ever got got around that size was a mobile phone bill with my calls and texts logged even then it was about 30/40 pages.

Sorry I don't buy it was a mistake.