Sinn Féin accuses Fianna Fáil of ‘cowardly’ motion

Sinn Féin has accused Fianna Fáil of putting forward a “cowardly” motion seeking the reform of the Garda force in an attempt to undermine Sinn Féin’s own motion seeking Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan’s resignation later today.

Sinn Féin justice spokesman Jonathan O’Brien made the claim as he outlined a series of alternative plans to reform the gardaí put forward by his party.

Speaking at the launch of the Restoring Public Confidence in Policing document yesterday, Mr O’Brien said the Fianna Fáil motion, which focuses on wider Garda management accountability and increasing the Policing Authority’s powers, is “cowardly”.