Alan Shatter to contact Taoiseach when report published

Former justice minister Alan Shatter said he intends to contact Taoiseach Enda Kenny when the O’Higgins inquiry into allegations of Garda malpractice is published.

While he would not wait by the phone for an apology from Mr Kenny, Mr Shatter said he had no choice in May 2014 but to resign due to Mr Kenny’s refusal to back him.

Mr Shatter’s comments come after reports that he has been cleared of any wrongdoing in his handling of allegations of Garda malpractice by the commission of investigation led by Judge Kevin O’Higgins.