Shatter advances 39 grounds of appeal

The Court of Appeal will rule later on former justice minister Alan Shatter’s appeal over his failed challenge to parts of the Guerin report concerning his handling of complaints by Garda whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe.

Thirty-nine grounds of appeal have been advanced against the High Court’s rejection of Mr Shatter’s challenge to barrister Sean Guerin’s report of May 2014.

The appeal concluded after a day-long hearing yesterday before Judge Sean Ryan, presiding, and Judges Mary Finlay Geoghegan and Mary Irvine. The court has reserved judgment.