Taoiseach Enda Kenny faced damning personal accusations over his handling of the Garda commissioner’s resignation with claims he lacks honesty and has twisted the facts.

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Independent TD Clare Daly has accused Justice Minister Alan Shatter of either not realising how serious the Garda tapes scandal is, or of covering it up.