Opposition parties say new documents on what Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald knew about a garda strategy to discredit Maurice McCabe make her position untenable.

The Government will “make a mockery” of Garda whistleblowers if it allows Nóirín O’Sullivan to remain in power while a commission of investigation into claims senior management attempted to discredit them takes place.

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan said she has no knowledge of a so-called smear campaign against a whistleblower in her force.

A dedicated unit must be set up to deal with the abuse of the penalty points system and the continued failure to serve summonses on motorists who evade penalty points and fines.

GARDAÍ are investigating reports that a golf ball was found lodged in the throat of a dead man.

THE mystery woman who walked into a Garda station last week with suspected amnesia has been identified as a US citizen.

GARDAÍ and the National Roads Authority (NRA) were yesterday pressed to take action to halt missiles being hurled from flyovers on the country’s longest motorway, the M4.