Howlin tells Dáil that reporter told him Commissioner made allegations of sexual misconduct against Maurice McCabe

Labour leader Brendan Howlin has made explosive claims in the Dáil that a journalist has told him the Garda Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan contacted media in 2013 with allegations of sexual crimes against garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe, writes Juno McEnroe, Political Correspondent.

The claims were made as the House and TDs await the terms and recommendations today of a full inquiry going ahead into an alleged smear campaign against garda whistleblowers.