Troika of change point way for commissioner

Nóirín O’Sullivan has had luck on her side but she will have to perform her new role under greater scrutiny than any of her predecessors have faced, writes Michael Clifford

NÓIRÍN O’Sullivan got her shot of luck in November 2012. The then Deputy Garda Commissioner dodged what could have been a serious metaphorical bullet.

Her boss, Martin Callinan, had been instructed by Minister for Justice Alan Shatter to set up an investigation into allegations about abuse of the penalty points system.