THREE people remained in Garda custody overnight in relation to death threats made against a Sunday newspaper reporter.

Two men and two women are being questioned over death threats against a journalist following a story that a suspected criminal was stopped by gardaí while wearing women’s underwear.

A former senior garda has been given a suspended sentence and a €5,000 fine for leaking a confidential government report to an Evening Herald reporter.

A GARDA will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to passing a confidential report to a newspaper reporter.

A GARDA charged with leaking official documents to a journalist was sent forward to trial yesterday.

A JOURNALIST arrested for publishing a leaked report said yesterday he would not be intimidated from exposing the truth.

Minister for Justice Michael McDowell has issued a statement regarding his involvement in the recent arrest of a journalist for exposing a leaked report critical of the Gardaí.

The Government today admitted that the Department of Justice was behind the arrest of a journalist for exposing a leaked report critical of the Gardaí.

Minister for Justice Michael McDowell denies he had any hand, act or part in the arrest of journalist Mick McCaffrey.

A journalist and a detective sergeant questioned by gardaí over the leak of an official report highly critical of the force were tonight released without charge.

A journalist and a detective sergeant were today arrested by gardaí investigating the leak of an official report highly critical of the force.