On Sunday, 31 August 2008, RTÉ 1 aired part one of the two-part series "Whistleblower" based on real events, it outlined one midwife's concerns with Neary's practices and ultimately blowing the whistle on his unnecessary hysterectomy procedures. The true identity of the whistleblower remains shrouded in mystery, with Sheila O'Connor from patient focus collecting awards on their behalf. The Lourdes Hospital Inquiry Report uses the pseudonyms 'Ann' and 'Bridget' to refer to the two midwives who raised their concerns about Neary. Despite the brave actions of the whistleblowers, the Report notes at page 289 that "When the Health Board solicitor acted immediately on concerns expressed to him by two midwives on the 22nd day of October 1998, instead of general relief that finally these concerns had been aired, there was resentment towards the whistle blowers. We heard of comments to the effect that the whistle blowers would “never get a job in Ireland”, that they would be sued for defamation and would generally come to a bad end. It would be difficult to say that there was general support for their criticisms of some of Dr. Neary's practices."