Clare Daly tells Garda Commissioner her authority was 'undermined' by whistleblower allegations

Crisis-hit Garda Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan has insisted she is "not privy to, nor would I approve, nor would I condone" any targeted campaign by officers to silence whistleblowers in the force, write Fiachra Ó Cionnaith of the Irish Examiner.

Ireland's most senior garda made the comment at the start of a high-profile Dáil meeting this morning in which Ms O'Sullivan was told if she did not know about the scandal her authority has been completely "undermined" as the incidents were "going on behind your back".