Elaine Byrne: Due process has left the building

The culture within the PAC has apparently decided that no matter what the issue, Nóirín O’Sullivan is guilty

Nóirín O’Sullivan was questioned by the PAC last Tuesday

The front square in Templemore Garda College is where newly-commissioned gardaí stand to attention on their graduation day.

The Garda Commissioner and the Minister for Justice observe the new recruits from their viewing platform. At a recent graduation, Nóirín O’Sullivan robustly defended her actions in the never-ending Garda controversies while Frances Fitzgerald soberly called for a faster pace of reform.

While all that politicking was going on, a garda fainted and the starched ...