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A SENIOR GARDA under investigation after claims were made by a whistleblower in a protected disclosure has received another complaint in the last two weeks about his behaviour from a civilian worker at the same garda station, TheJournal.ie understands.
Earlier this week, we broke the news that a whistleblower who submitted a protected disclosure about alleged serious malpractice within one garda station is still waiting for her case to be addressed two-and-a-half years after submitting a litany of allegations against senior officers.
It has recently come to light that the officer at the centre of these allegations has received yet another official complaint regarding his behaviour.
It is understood that the civilian worker was accused by this officer of bad-mouthing him around the station.
Gardaí at the station saw the officer order the civilian worker into an office space where they heard screaming and shouting.
Sources have said that the woman was seriously distressed when leaving the office area and had to be tended to by other members of staff.
The same senior garda is the subject of a number of internal investigations. A number of people in his district have attempted to get management to remove him from his position but to no avail.
We understand the latest complaint against the garda was made in the last two weeks.
The civilian worker took a number of days off as result. When she returned, she was informed that she was having a number of privileges revoked.
It is understood she was told she was no longer allowed park on the grounds and that she was now given limited access to the station, meaning some of the area were now off-limits to her.
There have been a number of allegations made by the garda whistleblower at this station.
In her statement to gardaí, the garda says the station is being run as if it’s the personal police force of some of the senior gardaí in the station.
She describes a “palpable fear” of one of the senior officers among members of the force because of the way he treats gardaí.
The protected disclosure made by this whistleblower was just one of three submitted by serving members of An Garda Síochána in 2016.
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Wear a mask.
@Brendan Wallace: And wash your hands regularly. This message seems to have been lost at some stage….
@Paolo: the message was ignored by trump and his cult. They knew better. It was trumps idea of being anything near that manly man pose of putin barechested on a horse. Ewwwwww….trump barechested on a horse….sorry I said that now.
@Paolo: you’re right there.
Lads on sit walking straight out of the cubicle not washing hands, it’s disgusting.
Happening everywhere.
Imagine giving up a career in Congress to become the top toadie to the biggest failure in the history of the Executive branch during a historically miserable era, just so you can stand next to him as he loses re-election and then, when you’re rolling on the floor, you get the covid kick to the nuts. SO. MUCH. WINNING.
Genius move by this guy, his timing couldn’t be better. He gets a 2 week holiday in the middle of the Trump administrations epic meltdown.
@EdmundOrlando: That’s what I thinking!
Maybe trump might actually get it this time.
That’s what you call a bad few days
Get well soon
@Maurice O Neill: Absolutely wish him well. Ironic that a lot of this administration got this virus in its dying weeks. Some would say Karma
@Fr. Fintan Stack: a farewell gift maybe
@Fr. Fintan Stack: others would say lying.
Can’t be proven though so if you ever say that to me again… I’ll put your head through the wall! haha :)
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n. Pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others.
n. Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else’s misfortune.
n. delight in another person’s misfortune
On the 3rd day of 100,000+ Covid-19 infections in USA
This.
Maybe the Trump will get it again.
@2thFairy: You wouldn’t wish that on the poor virus would you?
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