A judge has found the facts proven but imposed no sentence in the "tragic and sad case" of a young mother with a "massive inability to cope" who neglected her sick five-year-old son to such an extent that he was malnourished and unable to walk when taken into care by gardaí.

THREE gardaí who failed to tell the truth to the tribunal investigating garda corruption in Co Donegal are still serving in the force, it emerged over the weekend.