The Government has appointed the former secretary general of the Department of Foreign Affairs to head up the Garda Ombudsman Commission.
Dermot Gallagher, who stepped down from his position in the Department last month, succeeds the late Justice Kevin Haugh, who died suddenly last week.
The Government is also extending the term of Garda Commissioner Facthna Murphy by one year and re-appointing Kathleen O'Toole as head of the Garda Inspectorate.
