Martin Callinan
Martin Callinan | |
|---|---|
| 19th Garda Commissioner | |
| In office 28 December 2010 – 25 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Fachtna Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Nóirín O'Sullivan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 August 1953 Dublin, Ireland |
| Alma mater | FBI National Academy |
Martin Callinan (born 25 August 1953), is an Irish former Garda, who served as Garda Commissioner from 2010 to 2014.
Callinan is a two-time graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, qualifying in law enforcement management (1995) and the "National Executive Institute" programme (2010) for international Chiefs of Police. He holds a BA (Hons) Degree in Police Management.[1]
Early life
Callinan was born in Dublin in 1953. His father was from Galway and owned a shop in Drumcondra.[2]
Career
Callinan became a member of the Garda Síochána in 1973 and was promoted to the position of sergeant in 1986.[3] Callinan quickly rose through the ranks of the organisation; he mainly served in Dublin, but he also spent had spells stationed in Waterford and County Mayo. As member of the Central Detective Unit, Callinan began to be assigned to high profile cases and began to become a prominent official within the force. He also took part in the Garda Crime and Security Branch and the Special Detective Unit.
In the early 1990s, he was appointed as head of the "Tango Squad", a group of Gardai who spent the large majority of their on-duty time monitoring the activities of
In 2001, Callinan was promoted to chief superintendent and was later appointed as Assistant Commissioner of the National Support Services in 2005. The NSS has under its jurisdiction the
In November 2018, the government began a review into the legal costs of Callinan. The
Views on whistleblowing
Callinan's views on
Callinan's resignation coincided with the outbreak of two other scandals; allegations that the
Deputy Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan replaced Callinan as the Garda Commissioner.
Callinan was finally found by Mr Justice Charlton to have conducted a campaign of “calumny” against Maurice McCabe and was publicly disgraced as a consequence, McCabe was vindicated as an exemplary police officer.
References
- ^ "Appointment of new Garda Commissioner". 10 December 2010. Department of Justice Ireland. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ O'Doherty, Caroline (25 March 2014). "Martin Callinan: Good cop turned bad?". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ Bohan, Christine. "Profile: The rise and fall of Martin Callinan". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ Mulhern, Robert (11 October 2013). "The story 'the Irish media don't want you to read'". Irish Post. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ "Martin Callinan: Good cop turned bad?". 25 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d Harrison, Shane (21 March 2014). "How row over penalty points and whistleblowers boiled over". BBC News. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan resigns over whistleblower row". BBC News. 25 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ Martin Callinan: my shock that Enda Kenny shafted me Archived 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, Irish Independent, 30 March 2014
- ^ "Irish Justice Minister Alan Shatter resigns". BBC News. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ Fennelly Commission (September 2015). "Interim Report: Terms of Reference (n) and (o)" (PDF). Department of the Taoiseach. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2015.