Shatter shies away as scandals abound

So, who’s screwed now, Mr Shatter?

As the GSOC crisis continued to spiral out of his control and engulfed the whistleblower controversy in its path, the eye of the ensuing political storm came ever closer to the justice minister himself as he was forced to sacrifice one of his close appointees, Oliver Connolly, in order to try and save his own job.

“If Shatter thinks you’re screwing him, you’re finished,” is the now infamous quote Mr Connolly, freshly sacked from his role as the confidential go-to point for whistleblowing gardaí, is alleged to have told Sergeant Maurice McCabe after he continually raised concerns about penalty point let-offs.