Lawyers for whistleblower Maurice McCabe have demanded that the Garda Commissioner be removed from her post.

Former Minister for Justice Alan Shatter will exhibit the O’Higgins Commission report into allegations by garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe in his appeal over the dismissal of his bid to quash parts of the Guerin report concerning his handling of those allegations.

Tánaiste and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has restated her belief that Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan will clarify her instructions to her legal team as how to deal with whistleblower Maurice McCabe at the O’Higgins Commission.

A legal expert has cast doubt on Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald’s claim that she is precluded from discussing the instruction given by Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan to her legal team during the O’Higgins Commission.

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan is under fire from the opposition to clarify exactly why she tried to “impugn” Sgt Maurice McCabe’s character at the O’Higgins Commission.