Many tributes have been paid to Supreme Court Judge Adrian Hardiman who died suddenly yesterday.

With the end of the extradition process, the focus in the ongoing Ian Bailey saga now shifts to the Garda ombudsman investigation.

CONVICTED murderer Catherine Nevin’s lawyer said material not given to her defence team at the time would have indicated that key prosecution witnesses were paid state informers.

A SUPREME Court judge yesterday criticised the gardaí, saying they regularly avoided recording interviews, made selective notes and breached clear regulations in the belief such breaches would attract nothing worse than a judicial rebuke.