When you take away all the extraneous comments, etc, on the garda whistleblowers saga, it boils down to two serving members of the Garda Síochána decided it was time to ‘disclose’ the wrongdoings of the penalty points (and other very serious issues) system.

The reaction of Garda Commissioner Callinan and Justice Minister Shatter to the GSOC bugging suspicions brought no credit to either of them.

The Garda Representative Association has said it has no confidence in the Justice Minister Alan Shatter.