Justice Mary Ellen Ring

Defence and prosecution deliver closing arguments in trial of 16-year-old Dublin boy

‘I stabbed that girl, I robbed her, it was me, I stabbed that woman at CHQ’

Plea of manslaughter not accepted and he will stand trial for murder later this week

Appointment comes amid opposition to new powers to investigate Garda members

Garda watchdog’s chairwoman tells PAC she cannot confirm end date of investigation

Gsoc obliged to notify Garda of every investigation it launches into member of force

Ombudsman says proper oversight of An Garda Síochána is ‘not possible’

Gsoc says it relies on media reports to learn of serious incidents involving gardaí

Officer under investigation also accused of several other instances of malpractice

Successive governments allowed culture of secrecy, denial and rejection of outside interference within An Garda Síochána

Watchdog says public do not expect emergence of documents given to gardaí

Concerns over Gsoc’s power to access journalist phone records have to be balancened against the public expectation that their dealings with Garda are confidential