Former Justice Minister Alan Shatter will appear on the Late Late Show tonight, where he is expected to discuss his resignation.

The Guerin review of Sgt McCabe’s allegations is full of procedural unfairness and should not have resulted in a minister having to resign, writes former adviser to Alan Shatter, Tom Cooney.

The Guerin report, to be published today, has its origins in a meeting in a hotel in Monaghan three and a half years ago.

A radical overhaul of how law and order operates was demanded by opposition TDs in the wake of Alan Shatter’s departure as justice minister.

Ireland might have an ambiguous relationship with its own whistleblowers, but a new survey indicates that internationally, we could be living in the era of the whistleblower.

At the launch of Fine Gael’s local election campaign, Frances Fitzgerald sent the candidates out to do battle on the doorsteps with a speech beginning with the declaration that most people get into politics in order to change things.

In one of his first public comments after he was appointed justice minister in March 2011, Alan Shatter had a blast at judges.

A new era of reform and transparency in the justice system has been promised by newly appointed justice minister, Frances Fitzgerald.

How Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s Government uses the opportunity presented by Alan Shatter’s resignation to restore integrity to the administration of justice and our police service will define its legacy as much as its response to the economic crisis.

The Government’s plans for an independent Garda authority comes just two months after Justice Minister Alan Shatter spelled out his opposition to such a body.

Alan Shatter’s handling of controversies, failing to cleanly address each issue, has led to their escalation into full-blown political crises, writes Mick Wallace.

One of the whistleblowers from the Garda penalty points scandal has welcomed the apology from Justice Minister Alan Shatter this afternoon.

Follow reaction and developments to Allan Shatter's statement this morning and the unfolding crisis throughout the day.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter insisted there was no “disappeared” Garda report on the incident in which he was stopped at a drink-driving checkpoint because there was “no wrongdoing and the law was not broken”.

There is a “growing sense of arrogance” in the Coalition arising from its “massive majority” it was claimed by Fianna Fáil, as it tabled its motion of no confidence in Alan Shatter, the justice minister.

One of the country’s top gardaí has expressed concern that the recent controversy surrounding the quashing of penalty points has hindered public confidence in road safety enforcement.

The Dáil road block holding up Alan Shatter leaves him damaged, but it will not result in him losing his licence to legislate.

Ireland has nearly 450,000 people out of work. Emigration seems — once again — to be draining the brightness out of our future.