Legal bid challenging appointment of new Garda Commissioner dismissed

A legal bid to challenge the appointment of the new Garda Commissioner has been dismissed by a judge in the High Court.

A legal bid to challenge the appointment of the new Garda Commissioner has fallen at the first hurdle.

An application for a judicial review into the hiring of former Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) deputy chief constable Drew Harris as Garda commissioner was dismissed by a judge in the High Court.