Fitzgerald praises actions of whistleblowers

The newly appointed Justice Minister, Frances Fitzgerald, has praised the actions of Garda whistleblowers and vowed critics will be listened to in the "new era and new culture" of policing.

She will meet with the acting head of the force, Noirín O’Sullivan, this morning, when a review of how Sgt Maurice McCabe has been treated in his workplace is expected to be discussed.

Allegations of Garda misconduct first raised by Sgt McCabe more than two years ago are expected to be referred by the Government to an independent commission of inquiry. It will follow from recommendations to be made in a hard-hitting report by barrister Sean Guerin on how these concerns were handled by the Department of Justice and former minister Alan Shatter.