Suspended Detective Sergeant John White is corrupt and manipulative, Mr Justice Frederick Morris found, despite a judge and jury clearing him of criminal charges.

A GARDA detective sergeant who helped foil a string of Real IRA terror attacks in the mid-1990s and a key player in the Morris Tribunal is to stand trial today for illegal possession of a gun.

A Garda Detective Sergeant who helped foil a string of Real IRA terror attacks in the mid-1990s is to stand trial tomorrow for illegal possession of a gun.

AN INQUIRY by the Morris Tribunal into the circumstances surrounding the arrest and detention of seven people at Burnfoot, Co Donegal, in May 1998 has been postponed by the Supreme Court pending the outcome of a Detective Sergeant’s legal challenge to that inquiry.

A suspended Garda sergeant is seeking a High Court order today to prevent the Morris Tribunal from investigating allegations that he planted a shotgun.

Two companies have announced plans to create 315 new jobs as part of separate investments in Athlone, Co Westmeath, and Burnfoot, Co Donegal.