‘Root and branch’ probe into gardaí, says Independence Alliance

The Independence Alliance considered pulling out of Government over the way in which the Taoiseach and other government ministers have handled the Maurice McCabe scandal.

Demanding Enda Kenny’s “head on a plate” and that of Garda Commissioner Noirín O’Sullivan were also given considerable consideration in recent days as the Alliance had a number of “very serious” meetings to decide their future.

However, they received assurances that a “root and branch” investigation of the gardaí headed up by an independent international expert will now take place.