Varadkar dismisses calls for Tánaiste to resign

The Taoiseach has dismissed calls for the Tánaiste’s resignation amid fresh controversies over the treatment of Garda whisleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe.

Leaders questions in the Dáil was dominated by new details which reveal that Frances Fitzgerald was sent an email in 2015 detailing the legal strategy taken by the gardaí to attack the credibility of Sgt McCabe during the O’Higgins Commission.

Just last week the Taoiseach had told the Dáil that Ms Fitzgerald had not been made aware of the campaign against Sgt McCabe until May 2016.