Tánaiste under fire: Fitzgerald humiliated as Government makes fifth U-turn on McCabe

Tánaiste humiliated as Taoiseach vents frustration having misled Dáil twice on whistleblower email saga

The Government has, for the fifth time, changed its story on the Maurice McCabe email saga, the Irish Examiner can reveal, leaving its position on the scandal in chaos.

Tánaiste and former Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald was left humiliated after Taoiseach Leo Varadkar vented deep dissatisfaction at misleading the Dáil twice in seven days because of “incomplete” information from the Department of Justice.