Garda boss Nóirín O’Sullivan left isolated by Fianna Fáil position

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan’s future is in serious doubt after Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin called for her to “consider her position” and two other opposition parties began planning no confidence motions in her tenure.

Despite continuing to be officially supported by Government, the embattled commissioner looked increasingly isolated last night due to the latest Garda scandal, with Independent Alliance junior minister John Halligan also joining calls for her to resign.

Last week, gardaí confirmed that almost 1m recorded drink-driving tests between 2011 and 2016 did not take place.