Director of corporate enforcement Ian Drennan has hailed as a success his office’s long-running investigation into business practices at the former Anglo Irish Bank.

By any estimation, a demanding seven months ahead for Mr Justice Nial Fennelly.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has weighed into the Anglo Tapes controversy by taking a swipe at former bank chief David Drumm over his claims he was being made a scapegoat.

A garda based in Bray, Co Wicklow is facing trial for allegedly forging a letter from the Office of the DPP.

ENDURING intense pain and suffering because of an auto-immune disease that affects the central nervous system, Marie Curran asks: “If I want to die, why won’t you let me do so with dignity? Instead I must suffer a debilitating pain and degrading death.”

Alan Shatter, the justice minister, has denied that the Government had sought to keep key elements of the Director of Public Prosecution’s criticisms of the garda investigation into Ian Bailey from the public.

Criminals could escape standing trial because of spending cuts at the Director of Public Prosecution’s office, it was warned today.

Former Minister for Justice John O’Donoghue today told the Morris Tribunal he was highly sceptical and suspicious of allegations of garda corruption in Donegal brought to his attention by two opposition politicians.