Whistleblower: The Maurice McCabe Story

It was a privilege to have been asked to compose a score to accompany this two part series following the incredibly personal story of Sergeant Maurice McCabe, Irelands most prominent Garda Whistleblower. Broadcast across consecutive nights on the 12th and 13th of November, the film became the most ever watched documentary on RTÉ One.

The two-part TV documentary has exclusive access to in-depth interviews with Maurice and Lorraine McCabe, as well as Maurice’s 91 year old father Michael and other family members. Through candid interviews and extraordinary archive, these films tell the story of this intensely private family who were catapulted into the limelight after Sergeant McCabe became the country’s most prominent Garda whistleblower.

Producer/Director: Máire Kearney
Editor: Ray Roantree
Composer: Alexander Parsons
Dub mixer: Alvin Sweeney

 

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