Frances Fitzgerald defends garda review barristers

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has defended her appointment of seven barristers to review around 220 complaints of garda malpractice, despite claims of a conflict of interest.

Frances Fitzgerald defends garda review barristers

She was responding to Fianna Fáil’s Niall Collins who wrote to her about the concerns of the family of a hit-and-run victim who have asked that the barrister who represented the driver who fled the scene of the accident be removed from the panel.

Lucia O’Farrell, whose son Shane, 23, died in the collision three years ago, said it was “totally unfair” that Conor Devally was appointed to the panel.

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