Garda Tom Flavin was acquitted of a total of 22 counts of allegedly attempting to pervert the course of justice by a jury at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court following an eight day trial.

Ms Justice Ann Power formally opened the inquiry on Monday

The issue will be heard by the Supreme Court in April following an appeal by a man accused of sexually abusing a girl decades ago

Mr Justice Micheál O'Higgins refused a Medical Council application to suspend the doctor

Gallagher has denied domestic violence allegations, which he said were investigated by authorities

Allegations of a “toxic culture” at the WRU were aired in a television documentary last week.

It follows claims by former and current zoo staff that were raised in the Seanad yesterday, including serious welfare issues and safety and management concerns.

The man was found guilty following a trial and jailed by Ms Justice Tara Burns, who noted he had treated the victim like a  “slave” and “a sex object” between September 2012 and January 2016