Assistant commissioner appointed to review Fennelly report
A spokesperson for the gardaí has said they are examining the Fennelly report and any issues relating to the gardaí would be addressed.
The spokesperson added that Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan has appointed an assistant commissioner to conduct a review of the report.
Earlier today Renua leader Lucinda Creighton said she intends to make a complaint to gardaí about the shredding of documents referred to in the Fennelly report.
Speaking at a party gathering in Dublin she said her party has no confidence in the Government and urged the Taoiseach to go to the country immediately.
Former FF minister Kitt to retire at next election
Galway East TD and Leas-Cheann Comhairle Michael Kitt has announced his retirement from politics at the next general election.
The Castleblakeney native has confirmed that he will not contest the forthcoming selection convention for Fianna Fáil in Galway East.
Deputy Kitt was first elected to the Dáil in 1975. He contested a by-election and 11 general elections throughout his long political career.
He has served as Minister of State in three Departments and is now the Leas-Cheann Comhairle in the Dáil.
Pidgeon to leave nursing board
The chief executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland is to leave her post for a position in Bahrain.
Maura Pidgeon had been CEO since July 2011.
Ms Pidgeon will take up a professorship in nursing at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland facility in Bahrain.
Her term at the NMBI saw a move to new public inquiries into nurses and midwives, as well as a row and protests by nurses over a plan, later dropped, to increase the registration fee for nurses this year.
She previously worked at a number of major hospitals in Dublin and as a volunteer nurse midwife for Concern Worldwide.
She was also director of nursing at the Mater Private Hospital.
Guatemalan president resigns amid corruption allegations
Guatemalan President Otto Perez said he was resigning, after Congress stripped him of immunity over corruption allegations and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
The president, in power since 2012, took the decision to step down to confront "individually the proceedings against him," his spokesman said, hours after the arrest warrant was issued.
Mr Perez had his immunity from prosecution stripped on Tuesday. The 64-year-old retired general was elected on a ticket to combat crime and corruption.
Attorney General Thelma Aldana is seeking an arrest order for Mr Perez on charges that include illicit association and customs fraud.
Man injured in shooting at wedding reception in Derry
A man has been arrested in Donegal following a shooting incident at a wedding reception in Derry.
A man in his 30s was treated for a hand injury after the incident in the car park of Rafters Bar and Restaurant on Northland Road yesterday evening.
SDLP councillor John Boyle said a shotgun was fired during the incident involving members of the Travelling community.
A PSNI spokesman said detectives are following a definite line of inquiry.
New Zealand to cut Nauru aid budget
New Zealand said it is cutting NZ$1.2 million in aid to Nauru, slashing its budget for helping the island nation by more than half over concern about a growing crackdown on human rights.
Nauru, a tiny Pacific island with just 10,000 citizens, has been plagued by allegations of corruption, rights abuses and a crackdown on press freedoms under the leadership of President Baron Waqa.
Nauru's economy has been heavily reliant on foreign aid since its rich phosphate mines were depleted in the 1980s.
Australia, which runs an immigration detention centre on Nauru, has also asked for assurances that Nauru would uphold the rule of law.
