The issues raised in last week’s RTÉ Investigates programme on the treatment of Garda whistleblowers are not lightly to be passed over. The programme described supposed dysfunctionalities within and around the operation of the force’s protected-disclosure structures since their introduction, in early form, almost two decades ago.  On Wednesday, Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly said that while An Garda Síochána had concerns about the “balance” of the programme and did not agree with everything it said, he was examining ways of having some external element brought into the protected-disclosure processes. It has to be borne in mind that these were put…

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