THERE was widespread condemnation yesterday of newspaper reporting linking the death of a female garda during childbirth to the part her husband played in the shooting of John Carthy in the Abbeylara siege.

The two main groups representing gardaí nationwide are reportedly standing firm in their opposition to the proposed garda reserve.

A senior member of the state Gaeltacht agency tonight urged the Government not to relax the Irish-language requirement for joining the Garda.

A Garda superintendent and three rank-and-file gardaí were today refused legal costs for failing to co-operate with the Morris Tribunal.