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# garda-whistleblowers - Wednesday 11 December, 2019



# Bullying

# Bullying

Multiple senior gardaí under investigation for alleged bullying and harassment

Dec 11th 2019, 12:05 AM 28,400 Views 0 Comments

Official complaints were lodged against these members in the last six months.

# garda-whistleblowers - Wednesday 8 February, 2017


# Timeline
# Timeline
Guerin, Fennelly, O'Higgins and O'Neill: A quick guide to garda whistleblowing
Feb 8th 2017, 6:29 PM 9,538 Views 14 Comments
Sometimes they can be difficult to digest.

# garda-whistleblowers - Tuesday 7 February, 2017



# Protected Disclosures

# Protected Disclosures

Investigation to begin into treatment of garda whistleblowers' claims

Feb 7th 2017, 5:55 PM 9,738 Views 28 Comments

A report compiled by retired Judge Iarfhlaith O’Neil will be published in a redacted format.

# garda-whistleblowers - Wednesday 30 July, 2014



# Guerin

# Guerin

How has Alan Shatter gone from Department of Justice to High Court?

Jul 30th 2014, 4:04 PM 13,085 Views 0 Comments

We knew he was not on board with the Guerin Report findings. Now we know just how far he intends to go with it.

# garda-whistleblowers - Thursday 12 June, 2014



# You Can Blow My Whistle

# You Can Blow My Whistle

How should TDs and Senators deal with whistleblowers? Here's some advice they got...

Jun 12th 2014, 8:00 PM 6,097 Views 13 Comments

A guidance note was issued to all deputies and senators last night in the wake of recent controversies surrounding whistleblowers.

# garda-whistleblowers - Tuesday 13 May, 2014



# Guerin Report

# Guerin Report

Taoiseach and Justice Minister apologise to Garda whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe

May 13th 2014, 10:45 PM 18,281 Views 65 Comments

The Taoiseach said that he was sorry that matters raised by McCabe weren’t dealt with sooner, words echoed by Frances Fitzgerald a short time later.

# garda-whistleblowers - Saturday 10 May, 2014



# Guerin Report

# Guerin Report

Maurice McCabe has access to PULSE system restored

May 10th 2014, 7:58 PM 18,664 Views 100 Comments

The decision follows 18 months in which McCabe had no access to the system.

# garda-whistleblowers - Friday 9 May, 2014



# Guerin Report

# Guerin Report

A young female Garda was sexually harassed at Bailieboro - but a Superintendent 'refused' to deal with it

May 9th 2014, 10:44 PM 64,684 Views 99 Comments

The Guerin Report found that Gardaí had taken “all appropriate steps” to deal with the case.



# Guerin Report

# Guerin Report

Explainer: What is the Guerin report and why was it needed?

May 9th 2014, 10:44 PM 20,024 Views 28 Comments

It’s already brought down a Minister for Justice before it was even published, but what is the Guerin Report about?



# Guerin Report

# Guerin Report

So what's in the chapters of the Guerin Report that led to Alan Shatter resigning?

May 9th 2014, 10:44 PM 29,436 Views 29 Comments

The Guerin report notes that Alan Shatter did what Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan sugested, “without that advice being questioned or analysed”.



# Guerin Report

# Guerin Report

"It’s very easy to have an establishment view." Minister wants open competition for top Garda job

May 9th 2014, 4:20 PM 10,582 Views 30 Comments

Frances Fitzgerald also says she will “take lessons” from the criticisms of her predecessor Alan Shatter.



# Guerin Report

# Guerin Report

Frances Fitzgerald sets up full inquiry and an independent Garda authority

May 9th 2014, 2:48 PM 10,189 Views 28 Comments

The new Justice Minister announces plans for “new era of policing”.


# Garda Whistleblowers
# Garda Whistleblowers
Guerin report which cost Shatter job is revealed
May 9th 2014, 12:44 PM 19,879 Views 50 Comments
The report recommends: The entire bail process, nine Garda investigations and the whole management of whistleblower complaints should be thoroughly probed in upcoming inquiry.

# garda-whistleblowers - Thursday 8 May, 2014



# New Minister

# New Minister

Fitzgerald: There's been a crisis of confidence about the gardaí, and that has to change

May 8th 2014, 5:00 PM 13,028 Views 61 Comments

Frances Fitzgerald paid tribute to the garda whistleblowers at her first press conference today, saying: “We do have to listen to critics.”



# Analysis

# Analysis

In the end Alan Shatter realised what many already had: He'd become a distraction

May 8th 2014, 6:55 AM 5,215 Views 16 Comments

Numerous controversies had been dogging the Justice Minister for months which is why he may well have decided to call it a day.

# garda-whistleblowers - Wednesday 30 April, 2014



# Luke Ming Flanagan

# Luke Ming Flanagan

Ming: I was followed by an unmarked Garda car... and so was John Wilson

Apr 30th 2014, 5:47 PM 29,326 Views 124 Comments

Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan said he and John Wilson were under surveillance by an unmarked Garda car when they visited GSOC offices this morning to make the organisation aware of new allegations of corruption within the force.

# garda-whistleblowers - Monday 31 March, 2014



# Gardagate

# Gardagate

Leo Varadkar is 'concerned' that the gardaí allegedly wanted to destroy tapes

Mar 31st 2014, 1:09 PM 9,464 Views 56 Comments

The Minister for Transport also says that the opposition have “got it all wrong” by focusing on Shatter and not the gardaí.

# garda-whistleblowers - Thursday 27 March, 2014



# Whistleblowers

# Whistleblowers

Shatter officials deny telling Callinan that he could not withdraw ‘disgusting’ remark

Mar 27th 2014, 11:03 PM 16,195 Views 72 Comments

The Department of Justice has responded to claims that ex-Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan’s withdrawal of the infamous ‘disgusting’ remark was delayed on the advice of Alan Shatter’s officials.

# garda-whistleblowers - Wednesday 26 March, 2014


# News Fix
# News Fix
Here’s What Happened Today: Wednesday
Mar 26th 2014, 11:15 PM 12,275 Views 6 Comments
Alan Shatter apologised to garda whistleblowers, teachers vote to strike and RTÉ on Pantigate action.


# Gardagate

# Gardagate

GardaGate: Here’s everything we learned today, what it means and the questions that remain

Mar 26th 2014, 11:15 PM 21,232 Views 62 Comments

Here are the dozen things you need to know about the extraordinary events of the past few hours…

# garda-whistleblowers - Tuesday 25 March, 2014



# Whistleblowers

# Whistleblowers

Callinan the name on everyone's lips as Cabinet meets

Mar 25th 2014, 8:05 AM 6,771 Views 40 Comments

Martin Callinan is under fire for a remark he made about Garda whistleblowers.

# garda-whistleblowers - Monday 24 March, 2014


# Walk And Talk
# Walk And Talk
VIDEO: Taoiseach declines to answer questions on Callinan controversy
Mar 24th 2014, 2:52 PM 8,267 Views 62 Comments
Journalists had to make do with a brief walk and talk with Enda Kenny in Dublin today.


# Cabinet Split

# Cabinet Split

Tánaiste: Shatter should ‘clear up’ claims whistleblowers did not cooperate

Mar 24th 2014, 12:30 PM 6,984 Views 54 Comments

Meanwhile, a garda spokesperson has said there are “no plans” for Commissioner Martin Callinan to issue a statement on the controversy surrounding his reference to the whistleblowers’ actions as disgusting.

# garda-whistleblowers - Friday 21 March, 2014



# Cabinet Split

# Cabinet Split

Quinn backs Labour on whistleblowers… after Kenny tells ministers to air concerns privately

Mar 21st 2014, 10:58 PM 27,819 Views 156 Comments

Ruairí Quinn has backed Labour colleagues calling for the Garda Commissioner to withdraw remarks that two whistleblowers’ actions were “disgusting” just hours after the Taoiseach told ministers not to air their concerns in public.



# Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis

# Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis

Micheál Martin thinks Alan Shatter seems to have a huge problem saying: 'I got it wrong'

Mar 21st 2014, 6:41 PM 6,460 Views 42 Comments

The Fianna Fáil leader has said that the Taoiseach is trying to shut down the controversy surrounding remarks made by the Garda Commissioner about two whistleblowers.



# Garda Whistleblowers

# Garda Whistleblowers

The Tánaiste thinks the Garda Commissioner should withdraw ‘disgusting’ remark

Mar 21st 2014, 2:00 PM 11,605 Views 38 Comments

Several government ministers have now called on the Garda Commissioner to withdraw his remarks that the actions of two garda whistleblowers were disgusting.

# garda-whistleblowers - Thursday 20 March, 2014



# Garda Whistleblowers

# Garda Whistleblowers

Varadkar says Callinan should withdraw ‘disgusting’ remarks – but gardaí say he won’t

Mar 20th 2014, 3:00 PM 18,352 Views 91 Comments

Leo Varadkar has said that Martin Callinan should withdraw remarks that the actions of two garda whistleblowers were “disgusting”.

# garda-whistleblowers - Tuesday 28 January, 2014



# Garda Whistleblowers

# Garda Whistleblowers

Column: Shatter's focus is on whistleblowers themselves, rather than their allegations

Jan 28th 2014, 12:29 PM 33 Views 41 Comments

The investigation into the penalty point controversy is minimising the independence of the Garda Ombudsman: the body won’t have autonomous access to the PULSE system or any remit to examine the Commissioner’s role, writes Mick Wallace TD.

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