Garda Commissioner to face Policing Authority today
Garda Commissioner Noirín O'Sullivan is to appear before the Policing Authority today where she is likely to be asked about the O'Higgins report.
The Authority is likely to look for further clarification on her instructions to her legal team ahead of the inquiry into garda malpractice in the Cavan-Monaghan region.
Yesterday, Commissioner O'Sullivan issued a statement claiming she did not tell her lawyers to question the integrity of whistleblower Maurice Mc Cabe.
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The Authority which meets in private today is also likely to ask her about failings in policing and management of the force.
She received the backing last night of the Tánaiste and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald, who expressed confidence in her.
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has also given Commissioner O'Sullivan his backing, saying she is needed now to tackle gangland crime.
"There are very serious issues to be dealt with, not least the current crime epidemic in Dublin, and the degree to which the gangs, the criminal gangs, the drug dealers, are really challenging the State," he said.
"I think that does trump everything else at this stage, at that needs to be dealt with, and the gardaí and the Commissioner need our full support in dealing with that particular challenge."
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