Judge John Cooke to conduct inquiry into reports of surveillance of the Garda Ombudsman Commission

Opinion: Commission would benefit from being chaired by a sturdy High Court judge

Analysis: Inquiry welcomed as first step in restoring public confidence in police accountability

Minister for Justice says report from IT security firm disputes Verrimus claims

Analysis: When you remove all the noise that four questions have not been addressed, writes Harry McGee, Political Correspondent

Flanagan says Mac Lochlainn ‘should not’ seek independent inquiry while chairing committee’s work on issue

Minister declines to comment on whether issue has been handled well by Cabinet colleague

Kenny wants to see conclusion to the controversy

Office should be able to investigate force’s most senior officers

Callinan’s comments ‘prompted security sweep’

Opinion: Just when the controversy appeared to be dying down, the Minister raised the temperature again

Opinion: The Taoiseach has appeared to have no understanding that the commision does not answer to the Government

Callinan states ‘no member of Garda’ involved in surveillance Ombudsman’s offices

Analysis: Briefing paper to Alan Shatter broadly consistent with GSOC evidence to committee, write Harry McGee and Fiach Kelly

Minister confirms he will appear before Oireachtas committee

Minister appears to stop short of giving commission chairman his full support

Tánaiste denies accusation that Government engaged in ‘co-ordinated strategy’ to undermine GSOC

Chairman Simon O’Brien backs up account of commissioner Kieran Fitzgerald