Nóirín O’Sullivan may yet stumble: Garda commissioner lucky so far

GARDA Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan has thus far managed to hold on to her job, despite a litany of failings within the force. 

She has survived the whistleblower scandal, which is currently being considered by the Charleton Tribunal. She has all but seen off the alcohol-test figures and traffic-fines controversy, but it is the little things that get you, or, as Albert Reynolds once put it: “You cross the big hurdles, and when you get to the small ones, you get tripped up.”

His words are worth recalling for three reasons, all concerning the Garda Training College.