Policing authority to begin looking for a new Garda Commissioner today

Noirin O'Sullivan announced her shock retirement yesterday

She said her job had become an unending cycle of public hearings and responding to innacurrate commentary.

The first ever female lead had been facing calls to step down after a number of controversies in the force, including the breath test and whistlelower scandals.

Sinn Féin Deputy Leader Mary Lou McDonald says it was clear that the Commissioner had to go.

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