Government ‘slithering away’ from McCabe commitment

FORMER justice minister Michael Noonan has accused the government of “slithering” away from a commitment that the killers of Garda Jerry McCabe will not be released early from jail.

The Limerick TD, speaking on RTÉ’s Week in Politics, said that what had been an absolute commitment is now a conditional commitment.

Minister for Justice Michael McDowell said yesterday the government’s position remains that the IRA members involved in the killing of Garda McCabe will serve their full terms.