Reports given green light

THE Minister for Justice is free to immediately publish three more reports of the Morris Tribunal investigating Garda corruption in Co Donegal as a result of a ruling of the High Court yesterday.

The President of the High Court, Mr Justice Joseph Finnegan, yesterday afternoon rejected an application by Detective Sergeant John White to prevent publication of the reports.

John Whelan SC, for Det White, had argued that publication would totally negate the effect of two jury acquittals of Det Sgt White on criminal charges, including an acquittal last week of planting a shotgun at a Traveller’s camp at Burnfoot in Co Donegal and an acquittal in early 2005 on charges of perverting the course of justice and making false statements.