TDs: Time for radical overhaul of law and order

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.

With a series of controversies finally forcing Mr Shatter from Cabinet, critics said there was an opportunity to bring in wide-ranging reform of policing and justice.

Independent TD Clare Daly said Mr Shatter had been forced out by a string of mistakes and misjudgments regarding justice, not just because of the findings of the Guerin report into whistleblower allegations.