Fine Gael have seen a minister and commissioner resign on its watch. Is that why it’s so disinclined to get to the bottom of the Garda whistleblower scandal, asks Michael Clifford

Latest: The retired judge conducting a review of an alleged garda smear campaign against whistleblowers in the Force has asked for an extension to December 9 to deliver his report.

Six more Garda whistleblowers have or are about to come forward.

We thought we had seen it all with Garda bosses’ treatment of whistleblowers. But then came the ‘Grace’ scandal and the appalling way the HSE treated those who spoke out, says Political Editor Daniel McConnell

Crisis-hit Garda Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan has insisted she is "not privy to, nor would I approve, nor would I condone" any targeted campaign by officers to silence whistleblowers in the force, write Fiachra Ó Cionnaith of the Irish Examiner.

Garda Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan is doing "so much damage" to the Force which is in "turmoil", the Dáil has heard today, writes Daniel McConnell of the Irish Examiner.

One of the whistleblowers at the centre of a Garda scandal has been called a "decent, honourable man".

A judicial-led inquiry looks set to be established by the Government into fresh allegations of serious maltreatment in An Garda Síochána.

Systems within An Garda Síochána are not providing members with the security needed to make protected disclosures, said president of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, Antoinette Cunningham.

Under-fire Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan has insisted that she was “not privy to, nor did she approve of any action”, designed to target any whistleblowers in the force.

It is hard to imagine that morale in the Garda Siochána could sink any lower.

This week, we reported that an investigation into a Garda whistleblower’s complaint has been stalled for two years because of a failure by the force to hand over documents to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. But the background to this episode stretches back much further than that, writes Michael Clifford.

The public is being asked for its views on a new Code of Ethics for Gardai.

The controversy surrounding the former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan is expected to be raised in the Dáil this afternoon.

Update 3.15pm: Labour Senator Ivana Bacik has said that Garda Commissioner O'Sullivan still needs to clear up what instructions she gave to her legal team.

A report commissioned by the previous Government has found no evidence of garda corruption in the Cavan-Monaghan division in 2007 and 2008.

Former Justice Minister Alan Shatter has called for the immediate publication of the report into alleged Garda malpractice in the Cavan-Monaghan division.

The Commission of Investigation into alleged Garda malpractice in Cavan-Monaghan has finished its final report.

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan is “more interested” in the corporate image of the organisation than the lives of gardaí on the frontline, mid-ranking officers have said.

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.

IT IS possible to argue that not one Government minister has been as influential in their particular fiefdom as garda whistleblowers Maurice McCabe and John Wilson have been in our police force. 

The Taoiseach Enda Kenny is defending sending former Justice Minister Alan Shatter the terms of reference for a Commission of Investigation before they were made public in the Dáil.

Enda Kenny has flatly rejected claims by one of his own Government ministers that he fired the former Garda Commissioner.

The top civil servant at the Department of Justice will be questioned today on allegations that the department mishandled complaints of Garda malpractice.

Fianna Fáil has said it is unacceptable for the Department of Justice's top official to refuse to answer questions about the resignation of the former Garda Commissioner.

Whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe’s access to the Garda PULSE system has been restored following the publication of the Guerin Report.

Hundreds of records of criminal offences were “altered, erased, or falsified” after being brought to the attention of senior management by Sergeant Maurice McCabe, the garda whistleblower has claimed.

If even a fraction of the allegations made by whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe were proven to be true, it would be a damning indictment of the gardaí. But if the bulk of his claims are corroborated by a probe now under way, the integrity of the force would be blown out of the water.

Garda whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe says hundreds of Pulse records were ‘erased and falsified’ after he highlighted serious malpractice in the cases to top brass, writes Michael Clifford.

The head of the AGSI says he would describe Garda whistleblowers as "brave", "committed" and "strong".

Garda whistleblower John Wilson yesterday lost his High Court claim that he should not have been subject to disciplinary proceedings arising from his attendance, while an off-duty garda, at district court proceedings in Cavan.

Sergeant Maurice McCabe is experiencing ongoing harassment at his place of work as a result of his efforts to expose malpractice in the Garda, the Irish Examiner has learned.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has turned down the traditional ministerial address at a Garda annual conference because it coincides with the Jewish Passover.

It is outrageous that garda whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe is subjected to ongoing harassment by fellow gardaí following his exposé of malpractice in the force.

The High Court is due to rule on a legal challenge by a garda whistleblower behind the penalty points controversy.

Interim Garda Commissioner Noirín O'Sullivan has described as "unfortunate" the use of the word "disgusting" by her former boss Martin Callinan in relation to the Garda whistleblowers.

Pressure is increasing on a senior official at the Department of Justice to appear before the Oireachtas Justice Committee.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter said he has been treated as "public enemy number one", ahead of a parliamentary confidence vote later tonight.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny was again forced to deny sacking former Garda commissioner Martin Callinan as Fianna Fáil tabled a Dáil motion of no confidence in embattled Justice Minister Alan Shatter.

Former Fine Gael justice minister Nora Owen said the manner in which Martin Callinan left office would seem “unfair” on the former Garda Commissioner and she called on the Government to give the full picture on the issue.

The Garda anti-racketeering unit was all but disbanded in 1994 following revelations that conversations with a TD, a journalist, and two businessmen were taped and given to a third party.

After a week of revelations, seven hours of Dáil debate, scores of opinions, and a few conspiracy theories, many questions still remain about the twin controversies of the Garda phone recordings and the whistleblower allegations.