Taoiseach must tell all on Callinan

We still don’t know what led to the Garda commissioner quitting, writes Political Editor Mary Regan

ON taking over the troubled Department of Justice two months ago, Frances Fitzgerald promised a “new era of transparency” in the delivery and administration of what is the most vital of services to citizens in this democracy.

As sincere and well-intentioned as the minister’s promises might be, her efforts to move beyond an era characterised by secrecy and a lack of accountability will not be realised so long as the Taoiseach’s refusal to tell the public about a certain event continues to epitomises this very culture.