Tensions between the Coalition parties have deepened ahead of today’s Cabinet showdown after Labour put it up to Justice Minister Alan Shatter to correct his controversial comments that two garda whistleblowers did not co-operate with an inquiry into penalty points.

REMEMBER that crowd with the new broom and how they promised sweeping changes? It’s beginning to look like they could teach the old crowd how to suck eggs.

Dan Buckley speaks to a solicitor about the effect of divorce on the family as her book on the subject is launched

There has been a renewed call this evening for Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan to resign over his handling of a whistleblower who claimed misconduct in the investigation of a number of serious crimes.

A Garda whistleblower has described the sacking of the force’s confidential recipient as "disturbing".

WHAT an extraordinary few days it has been. There is a temptation to reach for the term GUBU-esque in relation to what has unfolded with this blockbuster tale of bugging, surveilling, investigating and leaking.

DEAR Minister Shatter,

At least one Independent TD says he will vote against the motion of no confidence in the Justice Minister.

The Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has said that anyone with access to garda records needs to respect confidentiality and keep them private.

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has been branded a hypocrite over his attitude to the Mick Wallace penalty points affair.

The Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has warned the Justice Minister Alan Shatter that there is no justification for privacy issues to be made public.

As relations between the gardaí and Justice Minister Alan Shatter grow increasingly strained, a government TD has asked the Taoiseach to appoint a junior minister to the department, claiming Mr Shatter “doesn’t have the time to engage properly with gardaí”.

Members of the Garda Representative Association (GRA) are calling for the Justice Minister Alan Shatter to be excluded from their annual conference this year, because of his comments over the state of the force.

UNCHR Ireland is quite correct as reported in the Irish Examiner (Jun 20) in calling for what is called the ” single procedure” for asylum and protection applications.

UNDERCOVER Garda operations targeting the delivery of alcohol to underage children are being considered under new legislation.

The decision by the Justice Minister Alan Shatter to cut garda services particularly in rural communities makes no sense, according to Fianna Fáil Justice spokesperson Dara Calleary.