Tánaiste under fire: Attorney general backed decision, claims Tánaiste

The Office of the Attorney General yesterday backed Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald’s decision to take no action when she was told of the Garda legal team’s alleged strategy to discredit Maurice McCabe in May 2015.

Speaking at the start of a special Seanad debate on the issue last night, Ms Fitzgerald, the former justice minister, insisted she has done nothing wrong.

Saying she was right to take no action in response to an email on May 15, 2015, which confirmed the Garda legal strategy to discredit Mr McCabe, Ms Fitzgerald said the Office of the Attorney General backed the decision yesterday.