Government agrees terms for Guerin report investigation

The Government has agreed the terms of reference for a commission of investigation into the findings of the damning Guerin report on Garda malpractice allegations.

The inquiry will cost €1m and take 12 months. Its terms will be published later this week.

Former justice minister Alan Shatter, who resigned in the wake of the critical report, will have his court case to overturn it heard next April. This will be just after the commission is expected to begin its work.