Fennelly Report: Government had it up to its ears with Garda controversies

The Fennelly Commission was set up in the midst of a string of controversies to dog Enda Kenny, the justice minister, and the gardaí and so we have to look at the political context of everything that’s flowed from it, writes Michael Clifford

THE Fennelly Commission of Inquiry was set up in record time in the white heat of a political controversy on March 24 last year.

Its primary remit was to investigate the systemic recording of telephone calls at regional Garda stations, a practice that had come to light as a result of a court case over the previous few months.