Alan Shatter to exhibit O’Higgins report in appeal

Former Minister for Justice Alan Shatter will exhibit the O’Higgins Commission report into allegations by garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe in his appeal over the dismissal of his bid to quash parts of the Guerin report concerning his handling of those allegations.

In his appeal, listed for June 21, Mr Shatter will also exhibit a statement by Taoiseach Enda Kenny correcting the Dáil record relating to Mr Shatter’s resignation in 2014 following publicaiton of the Guerin report, the Court of Appeal heard yesterday.

The appeal, listed for hearing on June 21, was mentioned before the president of the Court of Appeal, Mr Justice Sean Ryan yesterday. Paul Anthony McDermott SC, for Mr Guerin, asked that Mr Shatter’s side outline in submissions those parts of the O’Higgins report they intended to refer to in the appeal and for what purpose they were relying on those.