O'Sullivan: Callinan's use of 'disgusting' was 'unfortunate'

Interim Garda Commissioner Noirín O'Sullivan has described as "unfortunate" the use of the word "disgusting" by her former boss Martin Callinan in relation to the Garda whistleblowers.

Interim Garda Commissioner Noirín O'Sullivan has described as "unfortunate" the use of the word "disgusting" by her former boss Martin Callinan in relation to whistleblowers Sergeant Maurice McCabe and retired garda John Wilson.

Speaking at a graduation ceremony at the garda training college in Templemore this morning, Interim Commissioner O'Sullivan said the remark - made during former commissioner Callinan's submissions to the Dáil Public Accounts Committee (PAC) - was his own personal opinion, to which he was entitled.