Maurice McCabe tried to have details of the DPP’s decision not to prosecute him on a sexual assault complaint released to colleagues and family of the complainant in order to clear his name but senior gardaí refused to support his efforts.

THE Labour Party yesterday tagged Michael McDowell a lame-duck justice minister who has lost his authority.

LARGE-SCALE tax dodgers only get fines when they end up in court, but small fry dole fraudsters can often end up in jail, figures released yesterday show.