Frances Fitzgerald: ‘Commissioner will clarify issues’

Tánaiste and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said Garda commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan will seek to clarify attempts by her legal team to discredit whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe.

Ms Fitzgerald came under further pressure in the Dáil yesterday to answer questions on how Ms O’Sullivan had directed her legal team in the O’Higgins inquiry.

She appeared to place the onus on the commissioner to address the controversy, saying in the Dáil that she could not comment on the leaked transcripts.