From January 2006 to present, we look back at the key moments in the Maurice McCabe whistleblower crisis.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is facing the prospect of two motions of no confidence and may be forced to recall the Dáil a fortnight earlier than planned as the Fennelly Report fallout threatens to engulf the Coalition.

The apparent contradiction in her evidence to the commission adds an extra layer of questions over the phone tapping issue and alleged failures of communication that meant garda commissioner Martin Callinan and Justice Minister Alan Shatter were unaware of the scale and seriousness of what had taken place.

Labour leader Joan Burton has backed Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s version of the Fennelly commission’s verdict over what caused ex-garda commissioner Martin Callinan to retire, despite opposition parties calling on the Fine Gael leader to resign.