Commissioner under pressure to clarify how her legal team were briefed

Garda commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan is facing increased pressure to clarify how her legal team were briefed ahead of a Dáil debate on the O’Higgins report.

TDs are due to begin debating the O’Higgins report in the Dáil tomorrow, but Ms O’Sullivan has yet to clarify her position despite calls to do so from opposition parties and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald.

Ms Fitzgerald has reiterated her view that the Garda commissioner will clarify the instructions she gave to her legal team regarding Garda whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe.