Profile: Garda sergeant Maurice McCabe

Whistling in the wind

McCabe has said that he would not come forward again because the way he has been treated over the past six years has destroyed him, his career and his family.

Fact file

**Age:** 52

**Appearance:** Shy and softly spoken

**Newsworthiness:** Blew the whistle on quashing of penalty points by senior gardai­ and submitted a dossier containing serious allegations of garda malpractice in other investigations

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Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe comes from a family with a history of speaking out about scandals.

His father, Michael, was heavily involved in the campaign to save Lough Sheelin in Cavan, which was once a mecca for fishermen ...