A garda witness has told the Charleton Tribunal that former Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan did not contribute to a document which outlined legal instructions to challenge whistleblower Maurice McCabe's motivation.

A decade-old indecent assault allegation against whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe was discussed at a meeting between gardaí and lawyers days before the O'Higgins commission of inquiry began hearings.

A draft letter from the Garda Commissioner to the Department of Justice about the legal strategy pursued by the commissioner at the O'Higgins inquiry was written by a Department official, the Charleton tribunal has heard.

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have drawn level in a new opinion poll.

The Government has been urged to set up a new judge-led inquiry into allegations that "rogue" officers were unofficially running criminals as informants.

Tánaiste and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has re-stated her belief that Garda Commissioner Noirín O'Sullivan will clarify her instructions to her legal team as how to deal with whistleblower Maurice McCabe at the O'Higgins Commission, write Daniel McConnell and Cormac O'Keeffe.

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Former Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said Enda Kenny made “a mistake” by telling the Dáil that he [Shatter] accepted responsibility for alleged wrongdoing.