McCabe was found to have been subjected to a smear campaign orchestrated by senior Garda officials, namely Dave Taylor, the Garda Press Officer, and former Commissioner Martin Callinan who characterised McCabe’s allegations of Garda misconduct as “disgusting”. A file created, apparently in error, by the child and family agency, Tusla, asserted completely false allegations of serious sex abuse of a child by McCabe. It was used to smear him. A letter from McCabe, read into the Oireachtas record, said the way the matter had been handled had “destroyed me, my career and my family”. Ireland’s then Minister for Justice and Equality, Alan Shatter later wrongly accused McCabe of refusing to co-operate with his inquiry, a claim for which McCabe unsuccessfully sought an apology. It drove McCabe to the point of suicide www.integrityireland.ie › ON GARDA CORRUPTION ... https://villagemagazine.ie/enemies-of-the-people/
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