A Garda Chief Superintendent has accused a whistleblower of an orchestrated campaign designed to prevent his promotion and of character assassination by politicians, a tribunal has heard.

As it was put to me yesterday - the Maria Bailey fiasco was such a Fine Gael type of scandal, while the 'Vote-gate' row is a classic Fianna Fáil one.

Latest: A Garda Inspector arrested as part of an investigation into suspected corruption in the force has been released without charge.

The head of the Policing Authority is expected to stonewall any questions around the appointment of a new Garda Commissioner when she appears before an Oireachtas Committee today.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has confirmed that he will bring a memo to Cabinet next week to establish a Citizen’s Convention to examine the current controversial abortion laws.

I know a man named Angel who spent 21 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. During his incarceration, both his mother and the mother of his children died and he exhausted all his appeals. He was fated to die in prison without any chance of parole.

Only a handful of people know the existence of the only burial plot in Ireland of two of the Air India disaster victims, and one man has lovingly tended it for 30 years.

Politicians in Northern Ireland are making significant progress on finding a comprehensive way to deal with the legacy of the Troubles, Stormont’s Justice Minister has said.

The Government decision to appoint a former High Court judge to investigate the escalating controversy around the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission was inevitable.

Senegalese politicians, who are divided between a 150-seat national assembly and a 100-seat senate, voted to do away with the senate, passing a law which dissolves the institution in order to save an estimated US$15m (€11.5m).

The Irish Examiner is to be congratulated for publishing Shaun Connolly’s article (Jul 4) and also Victoria White’s article (Jul 5).

In his usual bombastic style, Minister of Justice Alan Shatter tells the Dáil that his new legislation on mandatory reporting “applies to all persons, to all organisations and to all sectors of society.

Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness has given his clearest signal to date that he is willing to meet the Queen.

Minister of State at the Department of Finance Brian Hayes has insisted that new laws on personal insolvency are a "complete priority" for the Government.

A father-of-one charged over a burglary at the home of Minister of Justice Alan Shatter earlier this month was further remanded in custody today pending directions from the DPP.

A prison officer planted a note of personal details about a governor in the North in the cell of a dissident republican suspect, the ombudsman said.

A prison officer planted a note of personal details about a governor in the North in the cell of a dissident republican suspect, the ombudsman said tonight.

AND so it comes to pass. For months the almost permanent political surveys have determined that Fianna Fáil will take an absolute routing if an election is held.

The North's chief constable Matt Baggott may delay scrapping the police full-time reserve because of the escalating threat from dissident republicans, it was revealed today.

Tackling the North's crippling legal aid bill and dealing with problems in the prison system should be top priorities for the region's new Justice Minister, a Westminster Committee said today.

WHAT with emails, texts, mobile phones and Facebook, when the postman arrives it’s almost always to deliver us a bill or yet more junk mail.

Sinn Féin today warned its patience will eventually run out over the delay in the devolution of policing and justice in the North.

POLITICS and sport, eh? They just don’t mix. Only they do, as you can see elsewhere in the newspaper today.

The coroner in the Diana, Princess of Wales, inquest today vowed to "leave no stone unturned" in his efforts to have the paparazzi who pursued her to the scene of her death give evidence.

A leading Italian politician has blamed Manchester United fans for the violence that erupted inside the Stadio Olimpico in the Champions League clash with Roma on Wednesday.

About 40 prisoners escaped from a jail in East Timor today, officials said, adding to security concerns in the tiny nation as it prepares for elections following political turmoil and violence last year.

Slovakia has protested to the European Commission over a 25% cut in the country’s permitted carbon dioxide limits, the country’s justice minister said.

A DEPARTMENT of Justice report recommended an intervention approach to tackle domestic violence be rolled out nationally, but six months later the pilot project is closing down.

LABOUR leader Pat Rabbitte yesterday dismissed his party’s poll slump and insisted he would not engage in a tax-cutting “auction” with the Government.

Minister of Justice Michael McDowell has established an independent inquiry into the death of a 21-year-old inmate at Mountjoy Prison overnight.

A NEW agreement between Britain and Ireland will make it easier to track and monitor sex offenders.

Opposition leaders have reacted angrily to the freeing of a man convicted of the statutory rape of a 12-year-old girl.

Rank-and-file gardaí joined senior officers today to wish the new head of the Garda Siochana Inspectorate success in the role.

Forty prisoners escaped from an open detention centre over a 12 month period, it emerged tonight.

LABOUR leader Pat Rabbitte last night demanded to know how many criminal cases may have to be reopened following the collapse of the State’s prosecution of Dermot Laide.

The High Court has reserved judgment in an application by Nigerian student Olukunle (Kunle) Elukanlo to prevent his deportation from Ireland.

No-one will be prosecuted over the death of a Dublin man in police custody, it emerged today.

Dozens of asylum seekers who are facing deportation tonight held a vigil to protest against being separated from their families over Christmas.

The Government was today urged to make the Garda Síochana more accountable to the people it serves.

Justice Minister Michael McDowell has rejected an application from a chief suspect in journalist Veronica Guerin’s murder to be given early release from jail, it emerged today.

One of the chief suspects in the murder of Veronica Guerin, who was jailed for drugs offences, has been offered temporary release from prison, it emerged today.

THE gardaí and the PSNI are to intensify efforts in targeting criminal assets, including those of the IRA, Justice Minister Michael McDowell said yesterday.

MICHAEL McDOWELL as Attorney General never advised the Government about the legal basis of nursing home charges, the Irish Examiner understands.