The Tanaiste and Justice Minister, Frances Fitzgerald, has repeatedly refused to apologise to former Garda Commissioner, Martin Callinan, after an investigation cleared him of corruption.
The O'Higgins Commission report, published this lunchtime, also cleared former Justice Minister Alan Shatter – who it says took the allegations from a whistleblower 'very seriously'.
Frances Fitzgerald says what is very clear is that the criminal justice system at the time was "engulfed" in controversies.
But repeatedly asked to apologise to Martin Callinan, the Tánaiste said she was pleased the report found he acted appropriately at all times.
The O'Higgins report has dealt, in detail, with the case of Jerry McGrath, the man who murdered Sixmilebridge woman Sylvia Roche Kelly while he was on bail for other serious offences in Cavan and Tipperary.
The repotr finds that Gardaí in Tipperary had "strenuously" objected to bail in respect of the offence there, but that Ms. Roche Kelly's widower Lorcan was left in the dark for an excessive period, and that he "deserved better".
