Senior gardaí told the Public Accounts Committee that the controversial redistribution and investment of funds at the Garda College was done with the aim of developing facilities at the Templemore training campus.

The Dáil Public Accounts Committee has heard evidence contradicting the Garda commissioner’s account of when she learned about financial irregularities at Templemore training college.

The Public Accounts Committee will hear from more senior Gardaí today, as it continues its probe into financial irregularities at the Garda Training College in Templemore.

As the dust settles on Wednesday’s Public Accounts Committee hearing into Templemore College, what are the issues facing Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan when she appears before it again on June 14?

Two civilian members of the gardaí have directly contradicted formal evidence by Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan, insisting she knew about the Garda college financial scandal a month earlier than previously claimed.

The Public Accounts Committee, examining a series of financial scandals at the Templemore Garda College, are to grill eight civilian members of the force next week — without Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan being present.

The whistleblower who revealed the Garda college financial scandal has alleged he was met with a “deafening silence” by senior officials after raising the scale of the escalating controversy.

Depfa Bank, Europe’s second biggest public finance provider, has appointed Cyril Dunne as chief operating officer and member of the executive committee.

Esat BT yesterday announced the signing of a seven-year contract to manage the Bank of Ireland's networks.

TELECOM operator Esat BT has scooped a seven year contract worth over €150 million to manage Bank of Ireland's communications network.

Bank of Ireland and Hewlett-Packard have today announced that they have signed a $600m (€499.73m) contract for IT outsourcing Services.

AIB Group and Bank of Ireland have announced that they are to create a new technology services company to provide IT infrastructure and services for the two banks.