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| Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan resigns over whistleblower row | Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan resigns over whistleblower row |
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| The head of the Irish police force has resigned following a controversy over whistleblowers. | The head of the Irish police force has resigned following a controversy over whistleblowers. |
| Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan informed Justice Minister Alan Shatter of his decision to resign on Tuesday. | |
| Two officers had raised concerns about flaws in the penalty points system. | |
| Mr Callinan told a parliamentary committee the claims were "disgusting", but he was urged to withdraw his remarks after an independent report recommended major reform of the system. | |
| Sgt Maurice McCabe and now-retired John Wilson had claimed that senior police officers had inappropriately wiped the penalty points from the driving licences of often well-connected offenders. | |
| They made their allegations to the Public Accounts Committee of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland. | |
| When Mr Callinan appeared before the committee, he described the actions of the two as "disgusting". | |
| Since then, a report by the independent Garda Inspectorate found that there were consistent and widespread breaches of policy by those charged with administering the penalty points system. | |
| The inspectorate also found Sgt McCabe's information was "credible". |