In early 2015, Garda commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan was doing her best for the turbulent cop who had blown the whistle on malpractice in the force.

Latest: The former Tánaiste has given a statement to the Disclosures Tribunal saying she had no recollection of an email sent to her while Justice Minister, outlining a strategy to discredit Garda Whistleblower Maurice McCabe.

She wanted to staff the Charleton liaison unit with retired gardaí and the Department of Justice seemed willing to go along with that without exercising due diligence, writes Michael Clifford.

Concerns were expressed in a government department about the setting up of a controversial unit in An Garda Síochána to liaise with the Disclosures Tribunal, according to documents seen by the Irish Examiner.

Embattled former Garda Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan has been appointed to a newly created position of Director of Strategic Partnerships for Europe with a US based policing advocacy group.

The Garda Commissioner is facing considerable pressure to publicly comment on multiple controversies as she returns to work this morning after a five-week holiday.

THE PAC v O’Sullivan fight has gone the full 15 rounds. But at the end of it, the Garda Commissioner is still standing in the ring, writes Cormac O’Keeffe.

A Fine Gael junior minister has said under-fire Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan “may well have to resign” from her position due to the escalating series of controversies facing the force.

The Policing Authority has strongly criticised the lack of leadership in An Garda Síochána in implementing civilianisation — a key recommendation of the Garda Inspectorate.

Leo Varadkar has issued a thinly veiled threat at Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan, saying people losing their jobs over scandals “needs to happen a little bit more in the public sector”.

As the dust settles on Wednesday’s Public Accounts Committee hearing into Templemore College, what are the issues facing Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan when she appears before it again on June 14?

There would be calls for the head of the Garda commissioner regardless of whether it was Nóirín O’Sullivan or someone else, the chair of the new policing commission has said.

Nóirín O’Sullivan’s remarks on the gardaí are at odds with many other accounts, writes Michael Clifford.

Fianna Fáil TDs have discussed tabling a motion of no confidence in Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald due to her refusal to sack Garda commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan.

The Garda Commissioner has insisted she did not mislead the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and said there was “no difference of opinion” between her and the force’s human resources chief, John Barrett.

It is an indication of how very low expectations around An Garda Síochána have fallen that, when contradictory evidence is offered to the Oireachtas PAC by Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan and the force’s HR director, civilian John Barrett, the situation seems almost unremarkable.

Garda bosses talked up data but not all of it was to hand at the Policing Authority meeting, writes Michael Clifford.

The Prison Officers’ Association claims it has been denied a face-to-face meeting with Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan in relation to serious concerns it has regarding the investigation of assaults by inmates on prison officers.

Very few organisations rely on public support like a police force; credibility is a core currency. 

The cultural malaise that has been exposed in recent years infects all ranks, writes Michael Clifford, columnist of the year.

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan has admitted that there is a “crisis of confidence” in the Garda Síochána.

The Government has rejected claims the imminent root and branch review of An Garda Síochána will fail to have full access to all files because it is likely to be non-statutory in nature.

Mid-ranking gardaí have issued stinging criticism of Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan, accusing her of breaching due process in ascribing “incompetence or deception” towards gardaí for the breath test scandal.

Fianna Fáil lashed out at the “shameful errors” of gardaí over the phantom breath tests and false traffic convictions scandals, but stopped short of calling for the resignation of Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan.

Fianna Fáil and Labour are set to join forces this week in attacking the Government over the latest Garda scandal and in calling for the Policing Authority to assess the role and ability of the Garda commissioner.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald will be a no-show at the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors conference this week after telling the group last Thursday she would not attend.

It’s impossible to overstate the importance of the Irish public to An Garda Síochána. It’s not all CSI and DNA-profiling. A significant number of crimes are solved thanks to the information given by the person on the street, writes Clodagh Finn

Here's your morning bulletin.

Three no confidence motions in Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan could be blocked after it emerged Oireachtas officials are taking senior counsel advice on whether they can be heard.

Cormac O’Keeffe says the Garda commissioner is still standing after a very eventful week

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan said the phantom breath test scandal could have been caused by gardaí not thinking it was “important” to accurately record the data.

Here's your lunchtime bulletin.

The possibility of a historic split of Ireland’s security and policing systems could be included as part of the Government’s imminent root and branch review of the gardaí.

Government can breathe easy it won’t lose a second commissioner for now, writes Michael Clifford.

Here's your lunchtime bulletin.

Here's your morning bulletin.

Garda commissioner Nóirin O’Sullivan will this morning face the first of two crunch Dáil grillings over a series of scandals that have hit the force amid ongoing calls for her to resign.

Here's your morning bulletin.

Here's your morning bulletin.

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan yesterday said that action will be taken if an internal investigation identifies any “deliberate falsification” of breath-test records.

Cultural malaise within the gardaí can be tackled, writes Michael Clifford, even though it is getting harder and harder to believe any information the force provides.

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan is fighting for her survival, again, writes Cormac O’Keefe.

The former Garda press spokesman recently reinstated after being suspended over alleged leaks has begun a legal action against Garda commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan and the State.

The Garda Commissioner has told the Policing Authority that consequences arising from the breath test scandal, including possible disciplinary action, will be considered in the coming weeks.