Gardaí investigating the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder were prepared to “contemplate altering, modifying or suppressing evidence” that hindered their belief that journalist Ian Bailey killed her, the Fennelly Commission final report has concluded.

Recordings of calls by several gardaí who had key roles in the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder investigation show they considered altering and suppressing evidence to bolster their case against Ian Bailey.

Latest: An Garda Síochána have welcomed Judge Nial Fennelly’s report into phone tapping at Garda stations, saying it brings "clarity".

The Fennelly Commission report into the mass recording of telephone calls in Garda stations for decades has found the practice was not lawful, but no criminal cases were significantly affected by the practice.

A mammoth GSOC inquiry report regarding the Garda investigation into Ian Bailey could be published as early as this week.

Caroline O'Doherty answers the questions you may be asking about recent revelations in the Maurice McCabe affair.

Ian Bailey has confirmed that he has contacted the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) three times since late summer to reconsider a decision not to charge him in relation to the death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier 20 years ago.

Former Garda commissioner Martin Callinan met the then Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman John McGuinness in secret in 2014 to say that Sergeant Maurice McCabe was “not to be trusted”.

TANÁISTE Joan Burton has accused opposition parties of being trigger-happy in seeking commissions of inquiry ‘into anything and everything.’

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been called on to explain why the inquiry investigating the recording of calls in Garda stations wants a second extension of its deadline, which might now see it report after the election.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny faced damning personal accusations over his handling of the Garda commissioner’s resignation with claims he lacks honesty and has twisted the facts.

Ministers have backed Taoiseach Enda Kenny as he faced down accusations of being dishonest and dodging questions about his role in the resignation of the Garda commissioner.

A Government decision to turn a Dáil debate on the Fennelly Commission and Taoiseach Enda Kenny into a motion of confidence in the Coalition has been deemed a “PR whitewash”.

Enda Kenny may have the full confidence of Cabinet but does he have the confidence of the rest of us? I doubt it. Any halfway logical person would accept that ex-Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan was being told to fall on his sword.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has refused to comment on a poll which found just one in 10 people believe his version of why former Garda commissioner Martin Callinan retired.

Former justice minister Alan Shatter has refused to say if Taoiseach Enda Kenny and under-fire attorney general Máire Whelan have his full confidence after the Fennelly report revelations.

Renua Ireland leader Lucinda Creighton has written to Garda Commissioner Noirín O’Sullivan to insist “potential criminal wrongdoing” involving her predecessor Martin Callinan’s destruction of files and a missing mobile phone SIM card must be examined immediately.

The crisis-hit Department of Justice is facing a second year with no permanent senior civil servant at its helm as candidates run scared of taking over the job.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said she has full confidence in Attorney General Máire Whelan despite criticisms of her following publication of the Fennelly Report.

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The Fennelly Commission was set up in the midst of a string of controversies to dog Enda Kenny, the justice minister, and the gardaí and so we have to look at the political context of everything that’s flowed from it, writes Michael Clifford

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is facing a political storm after the former Garda commissioner, Martin Callinan, said he felt he had been left with no option but to resign after Mr Kenny dispatched a top official to his house over a phone recording scandal.

The apparent contradiction in her evidence to the commission adds an extra layer of questions over the phone tapping issue and alleged failures of communication that meant garda commissioner Martin Callinan and Justice Minister Alan Shatter were unaware of the scale and seriousness of what had taken place.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny said the Fennelly Commission report clears him of allegations that he sacked the former Garda commissioner, Martin Callinan.

AT first glance, the Fennelly Commission report appears to vindicate the position of the Taoiseach with regard to the premature retirement in March of last year of former Garda commissioner Martin Callinan.

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Enda Kenny's office has received the final report into the resignation of former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan.

The first draft of the report into the resignation of Garda commissioner Martin Callinan has been released.

Lack of a speedy interim report into the IBRC controversy will lead to a major credibility gap for the investigation into goings-on at the bank, opposition leaders have warned.

Draft copies of the report into events leading to the resignation of the former garda commissioner are to be circulated to individuals including Taoiseach Enda Kenny this week.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has again refused to answer questions about the report into the Garda commissioner’s resignation and to set out events leading up to his controversial departure.

The Taoiseach has confirmed for the first time that he was called to give evidence to the Fennelly Commission.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has refused to confirm reports that he was recalled by an inquiry over conflicting evidence on events leading up to the resignation of Martin Callinan as Garda commissioner.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has claimed opposition calls for him to use parliamentary privilege to finally explain what caused the sudden retirement of ex-garda commissioner Martin Callinan are an “utterly disgraceful” attempt “to undermine” the independent investigation into the case.

The Taoiseach and Tánaiste are reporting "90% progress" on their commitments in the Programme for Government.

Two ex-gardaí have reportedly claimed they witnessed unauthorised bugging of witnesses’ homes and at other locations as far back as 1992.

The Government has been asked to prioritise questions about the Garda commissioner’s resignation and the Department of Justice’s managing of affairs as part of the Garda tapes inquiry.

The Garda phone tapping inquiry is expected to probe how the Department of Justice managed its affairs, the history of who recorded what, and the recent resignation of the Garda commissioner.

Terms for an inquiry into secret Garda recordings will be decided by Government tomorrow and could include a probe of illegal recordings made at prisons.

INTIMIDATION of witnesses could be significantly reduced by appointing more judges to cut the waiting time for murder trials, legal experts said yesterday.