Cabinet ‘must revoke Whelan appointment’, demand opposition parties

Opposition parties have demanded that the Government revoke Máire Whelan’s appointment to the Court of Appeal and begin the process again.

Fianna Fáil claimed the appointment of the former attorney general to the appeals court is a breach of the confidence-and-supply agreement with Fine Gael, which could threaten the Government.

Fianna Fáil justice spokesman Jim O’Callaghan described it as a “significant political issue” and said if answers to the many questions raised around the appointment cannot be found, “then the nomination must be revoked”.