Frances Fitzgerald: TD attacks on the AG distasteful

Attacks in recent days by opposition TDs on the Attorney General Máire Whelan have been “distasteful”, Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald told the Dáil last night.

Speaking during a debate on the Fennelly Commission report, Ms Fitzgerald paid a warm tribute to the attorney general who has been the subject of fierce criticism over her handling of allegations at the heart of the controversy.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny also moved to defend the actions of the attorney general who has been accused in the Dáil of being “panicked and over-reactive”.