Latest: The Education Minister Richard Bruton says the Government continues to have confidence in the Garda Commissioner, Nóirín O'Sullivan, despite recent Garda scandals.

Michael Clifford examines some of the issues surrounding the O’Higgins Inquiry into claims of garda malpractice as its cental figure, the whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe, undertakes a judicial review to reduce the financial burden on him.

The decision to indefinitely delay the publication of the report into whether the former Garda commissioner is treating the electorate with disrespect, writes Michael Clifford