Opposition: Woulfe nomination was a 'foregone conclusion'

Applications from sitting judges were discounted in favour of Séamus Woulfe, said Social Democrats leader Catherine Murphy.

The nomination of Séamus Woulfe to the Supreme Court had become a “foregone conclusion” by the time it got to Cabinet, it has been claimed in the Dáil.

Social Democrats leader Catherine Murphy said it is clear that applications from sitting judges were discounted in favour of Mr Woulfe.