'We failed in our duty': Micheál Martin doubles down on du Plantier case comments

The Tánaiste described the State’s failure to deliver justice for Sophie Toscan du Plantier by prosecuting her murderer as a 'deep shame for us' 

Sophie Toscan du Plantier, who was killed in West Cork in 1996. 

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has doubled down on his comments around the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, saying the State “didn’t do right” by her.

On Thursday, Mr Martin described the State’s failure to deliver justice for Ms Toscan du Plantier by prosecuting her murderer as a “deep shame for us”.