A Commission of Investigation is to be carried out into garda malpractice in the Cavan Monaghan division.

Allegations of wrongdoing, malpractice and corruption in the Gardaí have claimed a third major scalp with Alan Shatter’s dramatic departure.

Three cannabis factories with plants reckoned to be worth more than €2m have been raided by gardaí.

Two teenagers were fighting for their lives tonight after an early-morning car crash.