Frances Fitzgerald throwing colleague ‘under a bus’

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald was accused of throwing a Cabinet colleague “under the bus” and of not being “credible”, after denying she had knowledge about a file on a Garda whistleblower.

As tensions rose inside Government, the Tánaiste faced mounting disbelief yesterday over how ministers handled false sex abuse allegations against whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe.

Several opposition TDs questioned the veracity of Ms Fitzgerald’s answers after weekend claims she had misled the Dáil last week over her knowledge about the Tusla false sex abuse allegations.