HOW wonderful it would be to live long enough to hear a Government minister say, without fear or favour, “those who ignored, for invalid reasons, clear Government policy, a policy reiterated and communicated by their superiors, have been permanently removed from public service and will not be entitled to any work-related payment until they reach the national retirement age”.

Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe has been asked to help in a renewed bid to clamp down on penalty points abuses.

Alan Shatter has indicated he will consider appealing a ruling that he broke data protection law by disclosing personal information about Independent TD Mick Wallace.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter is not subject to any penalty after the Data Protection Commissioner said he breached the law by disclosing personal information about Independent TD Mick Wallace.

The Data Protection Commissioner has found that the Justice Minister Alan Shatter broke the law by disclosing personal information about Deputy Mick Wallace on RTE's Primetime in May last year.

Alan Shatter’s use of Garda information to reveal that the Independent TD, Mick Wallace, had penalty points waived could have consequences, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has indicated.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has apologised to penalty-points whistleblowers John Wilson and Maurice McCabe in an address to the Dáil this afternoon.

Alan Shatter has withdrawn his claim that whistleblowers John Wilson and Maurice McCabe did not co-operate with O'Mahony report and has corrected the Dáil record.

Independent TD Mick Wallace has said Justice Minister Alan Shatter should resign and allow an overhaul of the senior management within the Garda Síochána.

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors said it is now time to look at a new policing authority, in the wake of Martin Callinan’s resignation.

Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan has resigned in the wake of the Garda Whistleblower controversy.

From day one and with each twist that the controversy brings, the handling of the penalty points issue has always been about saving political neck.

Leo Varadkar shirked default mode, says Michael Clifford, to declare that the Garda commissioner should withdraw his ‘disgusting’ whistleblower remark

Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan has refused to withdraw his branding of the actions of whistleblowers as “disgusting”, despite being called on to do so by a leading Cabinet minister.

The gentlest nudge will topple the proudest citadel if it is built on sand but it is too early to characterise Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar’s provocative intervention in the penalty points row yesterday as that decisive, domino-affect nudge.

The Garda Commissioner has insisted he was not referring to the character of the whistleblowers

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The Chairman of the Road Safety Authority has said confidence in the penalty points system has been damaged by the whistleblowers controversy.

The Garda Ombudsman said it “does not anticipate difficulties” in its high-profile investigation into the penalty point controversy.

Garda Whistleblower John Wilson is seeking an apology from the Taoiseach and the Justice Minister for the treatment he received after he raised concerns about the penalty-points system.

A new report says there were consistent and widespread breaches of the penalty points system.

Public Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin has said establishing a Commission of Investigation into the handling of the penalty-points probe is a matter for the Government to consider.

The garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe is denying that the Garda Commissioner wrote to him and directed him to cooperate with the garda investigation into the cancellation of penalty points.

The flaws in the system of gardaí complaining about malpractice have been further highlighted by revelations that the Garda commissioner effectively vetoed a complaint against his own office.

The Dáil's Public Accounts Committee has heard over three hours of evidence from a serving Garda sergeant.

Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan has demanded the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee hand over a “box of evidence” provided by a whistleblower alleging widespread abuse of the penalty points system.

A Garda watchdog will launch an investigation into the quashing of penalty points by officers within the force in the coming days.

Under-fire Alan Shatter has the “full support” of the Labour Party according to leader Eamon Gilmore, as the justice minister faces into a Dáil no-confidence motion.

The incidence of motorists speeding to respond to medical emergencies has plummeted in the last six months, according to a garda source.