McDowell orders Sinn Féin case report

JUSTICE Minister Michael McDowell has ordered Garda Commissioner Pat Byrne to compile a report into the garda handling of a case involving a Sinn Féin official in Co Kerry.

Mr McDowell requested the report following concerns raised by elected members of Sinn Féin regarding a garda investigation involving a senior party official, James Sheehan.

But the Justice Minister has rejected any need for an independent inquiry into the circumstances of the case.