Cabinet to choose new Chief Justice

AT its weekly Cabinet meeting this morning, the Government will put an end to months of speculation by choosing the new Chief Justice.

Two days after Ronan Keane steeped down from the position, there was strong speculation among legal circles that the contest to fill the most powerful judicial role in the land is between two senior judges.

They are existing Supreme Court Judge John Murray, a former Attorney General in a Fianna Fáil-led government, and the President of the High Court, Joseph Finnegan, who is known for his down-to-earth manner and his appetite for hard work.