Alan Shatter writes to Enda Kenny seeking withdrawal of Guerin report

Former justice minister Alan Shatter has written to Taoiseach Enda Kenny and asked him to withdraw from circulation the Guerin report which has had an enormously “damaging effect” on his “good name and reputation both as a politician and a lawyer”.

Mr Shatter has also warned Mr Kenny about his department spending “taxpayers” money in defending Sean Guerin in relation to a court action the former minister is pursuing over the inquiry.

Mr Shatter, in his letter, reiterates his concerns the way the preliminary report on garda malpractice was conducted by Mr Guerin and says it is “grossly unfair” it remains in circulation.