Garda Maurice McCabe O'Higgins Commission Archives

28 November 2017

Minister for Justice must end evasion and answer key questions about McCabe email affair

Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan still has important questions to answer in relation to his department’s handling of the McCabe email affair, the co-leader of the Social Democrats, Róisín Shortall TD, said tonight. Deputy Shortall accused the Minister of evasion in how he handled a series of questions which she raised with him in the […]

Outside expert must head up review into Department of Justice’s email trawl

The inquiry into how Department of Justice emails released last night were missed in the first trawl of documents for the Charleton Tribunal must be led by an independent external expert if it is to have the full confidence of the public, the Social Democrats said today. Speaking following Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil, the […]

Full transcripts of O’Higgins Commission must now be publicly released

The Social Democrats have called for the full transcripts of the O’Higgins Commission to be released so we can finally get to the truth about the aggressive legal strategy pursued against Garda whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe. The party’s co-leader Róisín Shortall TD said: “I welcome the Tánaiste’s resignation, however overdue. But it does point to […]