IT could be a number of months before two Garda reviews of the Cloyne report will be in a position to determine whether or not criminal investigations should be launched.

A PSNI air crew who escaped major injury when their helicopter flipped upside down on landing are lucky to be alive, a senior officer said tonight.

Gardaí were today investigating what has been described as an embarrassing security breach at a building adjoining one of its most sensitive operational centres.

Former Fine Gael leader John Bruton did call a party colleague telling him to ease off raising the issue of garda corruption in the Dáil, the Morris Tribunal was told today.