Facing into another tribunal, change is still evading the gardaí years after the Morris Tribunal was supposed to herald a new dawn for the force, writes Michael Clifford.

WHEN, on Monday, he offered opening remarks at the tribunal considering allegations that there was a campaign led by senior garda officers to discredit whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe, Supreme Court judge, Mr Justice Peter Charleton, set some ground rules and underlined the absolute need for truthful testimony.

We have a shameful history in how we deal with those who are brave enough to speak out against abuses of power — and this must change, says Brendan Howlin

A special meeting of Donegal County Council has passed a motion calling for the resignation of embattled fellow councillor John O’Donnell.

A State witness yesterday denied a suggestion he was so convinced Ian Bailey had murdered Sophie Toscan du Plantier he was “scratching around” for any evidence against him, when gardaí had “none”.

Two Gardaí have been reprimanded after they drove away from a man who collapsed with a heart attack in Donegal earlier this year.

Two gardaí have been found to be in breach of discipline after they drove past a man after he collapsed suffering from a heart attack.

A Health and Safety Authority investigation is due to begin in Co Donegal after two people died in a farm accident yesterday.

Frank McBrearty Jnr, whose family were famously the victims of Garda corruption in Co Donegal, has called for a public inquiry into policing.

The nephew of a pensioner who died weeks after she was battered during a burglary has blamed her attackers for her death.

One in every 222 people in Ireland was the victim of a burglary during the first nine months of 2012 as the number of household break-ins increased by over 5%.

The school attended by Erin and Shannon Gallagher has appealed for time and space after Shannon's death less than two months after the suicide of her younger sister.

Gardaí are investigating two incidents of intimidation against a family in the wake of the death of Co Donegal teenager Erin Gallagher.

Two teenagers have been questioned by gardaí investigating the suicide of Erin Gallagher, who took her life after claiming she was being bullied.

The last one to leave Co Donegal, please turn out the lights.

LEADING political analyst Sean Donnelly has predicted Fianna Fáil could lose all seats in the two Co Donegal constituencies, including Tánaiste Mary Coughlan’s.

An Independent General Election candidate has claimed he was offered a Seanad seat by Labour in an effort to woo him to the party.

THE Labour Party has been derided for failing to produce viable economic policies, but voters do not appear to care.

FIANNA FÁIL was last night facing a Dáil meltdown with the prospect of returning fewer than 30 TDs at the looming national poll if its dismal Donegal South West by-election showing is repeated across the country.

“I CARRY the spirit of Michael Collins here with me,” loser Fine Gael candidate Barry O’Neill declared, and he was right — but only in the sense that he’d just been assassinated by an audacious Sinn Féin ambush.

Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty has moved up to 15,188 votes after the third count in the Donegal South West by-election and is in poll position to take the seat where the quota is 17,213.

Labour's Frank McBrearty has been eliminated on the second count in Donegal South West by-election.

Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty has received 13,719 votes in the Donegal South West by-election and is in poll position to take the seat where the quota is 16,213.

Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty appears to be on target to win the Donegal South West by-election.

The Labour leader is denying that his party has had a poor showing in Donegal.

With 51% of votes counted in the Donegal South West by-election, Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty has garnered 39.5% of the vote.

THE by-election campaign of independent candidate Ann Sweeney will end in protest after she expressed her desire to withdraw.

CAN I make a modest suggestion.

THE outcome of the Donegal South West by-election is now redundant.

Campaigning continues today among candidates in the Donegal South West by-election.

Campaigning will intensify today ahead of Thursday's by-election in Donegal South West.

A new candidate has emerged in the Donegal South West by-election.

The Labour candidate for the Donegal South West by-election has apologised for using expletives during an exchange with the Donegal County Manager.

The Labour candidate for the Donegal South West by-election has found himself embroiled in controversy after using an expletive when talking to the Donegal county manager.

North West Fianna Fáil MEP Pat 'The Cope' Gallagher, has confirmed this morning that he will not be a candidate in the Donegal South West by-election.

DID you happen to see the Heineken Cup final (albeit on Sky)? There was a defining moment in the second half.

LABOUR leader Eamon Gilmore believes his party is about to “recast the political map of this country”.

Labour will formally select its candidate for the Donegal South West by-election later.

POSTURING has begun ahead of the by-election to fill the Dáil seat vacated with Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher’s departure for Europe.

FRANK McBREARTY Jnr was yesterday confirmed as a Labour Party candidate for June’s local elections — four years after he reached a €1.5 million settlement with the State for his framing for murder in Donegal.

Frank McBrearty Jnr - whose family was at the centre of the Morris Tribunal - is to run as a local election candidate in Co Donegal.

THE state has paid out €12 million in civil cases related to Garda abuses investigated by the Morris tribunal.

FRANK McBrearty Snr has denied he was behind faxes that alleged serious wrongdoing by two senior gardaí.

THE tribunal has criticised two prominent politicians for the manner in which they handled unverified allegations against senior gardaí.