Kenny face-to-face with McCabe

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has come face-to-face and shaken hands with Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe for the first time.

The sergeant, who exposed the wiping of penalty points and other allegations of Garda malpractice, was on duty in Mullingar yesterday evening when the Taoiseach approached him during a walkabout in the town.

The pair shook hands and engaged in conversation for a short period but did not discuss any of the recent events surrounding the fallout from the Guerin Report and the resignation of former justice minister, Alan Shatter.