Nóirín O’Sullivan may have rung department on day Maurice McCabe was cross-examined

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said there “may well have been a call” between former Garda commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan and the Department of Justice on the day Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe was cross-examined by her lawyers.

“There may well have been a phonecall from the commissioner’s office to the department on the day but it is not unusual for the commissioner’s office to contact the Department of Justice and Equality,” said Mr Varadkar.

Labour TD Alan Kelly has been seeking answers for over a week as to what information the Department of Justice had in 2015 when Sgt McCabe was under cross examination by Ms O’Sullivan’s lawyers.