Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder, Christmas, 1996. Sometimes you need to step back in order to progress. “Justice delayed is Justice Denied.” Shielding a murderer can never be acceptable yet someone, somewhere in Ireland, is doing just that. GSOC (the Policing Watchdog) 2018 report.

“My initial reaction, having not studied the report in detail, is clearly that I am disappointed, but I am not surprised,” Mr Bailey said. Also speaking to this paper, Mr Bailey’s solicitor, Frank Buttimer, said: “The reality of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission...