Enda Kenny to receive report on Martin Callinan’s resignation

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is expected to today receive a long-awaited independent report into the retirement of former Garda commissioner Martin Callinan, potentially putting his position at risk.

The Fine Gael leader will be the only person to receive the interim report of the Fennelly commission into the scandal — which saw Ireland’s senior garda leave his position after being visited at his home last year just hours after a separate Garda controversy emerged.

At the height of the Garda penalty points and phone tapping scandals, which ultimately led to the resignation of then justice minister Alan Shatter, Mr Callinan was visited at his home on March 24, 2014, by then Department of Justice secretary general Brian Purcell, who has also since left his position.