Mr Justice Nial Fennelly
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AG’s position ‘untenable’ after Fennelly findings - Shatter
- Crime & Law
- April 7, 2017, 09:12
Former minister for justice Alan Shatter has said the Attorney General’s position is ‘untenable’ following the report of the Fennelly commission. Th(...)

Fennelly finds ‘almost complete ignorance’ about call taping by senior gardaí
- Crime & Law
- April 6, 2017, 21:12
There were extraordinary levels of “almost complete ignorance” at the highest levels of the Garda about the taping of telephone calls at stations for(...)

Unlawful recording of non-999 calls to Garda stations an embarrassment
- Crime & Law
- April 6, 2017, 21:07
The unlawful recording of non-999 calls by the Garda may have ceased shortly after the practice came to light, but there remains concern there is no s(...)

Inquiry extended into recording of calls in and out of Garda stations
- Politics
- September 20, 2016, 20:07
The Government has granted Mr Justice Nial Fennelly more time to complete his investigation into the recording of telephone calls in and out of Garda (...)

Judges considered ‘nuclear option’ in pay dispute
- Crime & Law
- September 3, 2016, 01:00
The judiciary contemplated taking “the nuclear option” and suing the government over cuts to judges’ pay during the financial crisis, it has emerged. (...)

Ian Bailey charges: Similar warrant ruled unlawful in 2012
- Crime & Law
- August 5, 2016, 01:00
The move by the French authorities to issue a European arrest warrant with a view to having Ian Bailey extradited to France is a logical consequence o(...)

O’Higgins report: background
- Politics
- May 11, 2016, 01:00
The O’Higgins report is the latest into controversies in the justice and policing areas over recent years. A previous report, carried out by Seán Gue(...)

Nuala Haughey: Political accountability needs written records of decisions
- Opinion
- February 25, 2016, 00:32
The Oireachtas banking inquiry reviewed some 500,000 pages of documents from banks, government departments and State agencies.Yet not a single officia(...)

Fennelly and IBRC inquiries to cost State €7.6m
- Politics
- November 27, 2015, 01:00
Two commissions of inquiry will have cost the State €7.6 million by the end of 2016, the Department of Public Expenditure has said. Secret(...)

Interim report on IBRC inquiry to be considered by Cabinet
- Politics
- November 17, 2015, 01:00
The Cabinet will today consider the interim report by Mr Justice Brian Cregan on the planned inquiry into the sale of assets by the Irish Bank Resolu(...)