Nóirín O’Sullivan phone call further weakens Frances Fitzgerald's credibility

And the kicks just keep on coming for Poor Frances, writes Daniel McConnell.

After 48 hours of little movement yet high brinkmanship, a significant development in the Frances Fitzgerald crisis emerged yesterday.

We learned that Nóirín O’Sullivan, the former Garda commissioner, personally called the Department of Justice and spoke to a senior official about her intended legal strategy to challenge the credibility of whistleblower Maurice McCabe.