Latest: Commission to examine ways of reforming scandal-hit Gardaí

Latest: The Irish government is planning a "Patten-like commission" to overhaul its scandal-ridden police force, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has confirmed.

Update 8.20pm: The Irish government is planning a "Patten-like commission" to overhaul its scandal-ridden police force, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has confirmed.

In the strongest indication to date that the Garda is facing unprecedented root-and-branch reforms amid scandal after scandal, Ms Fitzgerald evoked the commission that heralded the end of the RUC in the North.