Maurice McCabe meeting deepens crisis

The crisis facing the Government over its handling of false allegations of child sex abuse against Sgt Maurice McCabe is set to deepen as Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin meets the whistleblower today.

The meeting, following a request from Mr Martin to see a copy of the Tusla file on the false allegations, could put more pressure on Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan to step aside.

Widely differing accounts between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael on including the child and family agency file details in an inquiry are also threatening, for the first time, to break up the government support deal.