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'When you tell the truth in politics you get into trouble - but the truth helps me sleep at night'
Alan Shatter opens up on the controversies that forced him to resign, Leo Varadkar and whether he says ‘hello’ to Mick Wallace.
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Feb 7th 2016, 8:30 PM
# Speaking out
Alan Shatter has a lot to say about 'venomous' online abuse
“I think we have a problem here.”
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Feb 6th 2016, 8:30 PM
# Shattered Alliances
Does Alan Shatter support Enda Kenny? He's not saying...
Kenny is to face a no-confidence motion.
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Sep 6th 2015, 4:10 PM
# News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
The Fennelly report, the migrant crisis and a €3.7 million AIB error had people talking…
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Sep 1st 2015, 10:56 PM
# Shatter-ing myths
Alan Shatter says €12 claim for passport photos is a 'totally false story'
The former justice minister is back in the news this week.
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Aug 19th 2015, 7:44 PM
# Earth Shatter-ing
7 reasons why Alan Shatter is like no other politician
Shatter. Alan Shatter.
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Aug 19th 2015, 9:15 AM
# misleading
Joan Burton says the No posters about surrogacy are 'sad and demeaning'
Ex-Justice Minister Alan Shatter said children are being used as weapons.
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May 4th 2015, 8:50 PM
# Analysis
Alan Shatter is the problem that just won't go away
Analysis: The government is struggling to move on from the scandals that engulfed the former justice minister.
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Feb 4th 2015, 7:00 PM
# letters of note
Why was Alan Shatter given information about Garda investigation before other TDs?
Yesterday the Department of the Taoiseach released a series of letters between it and the former justice minister’s lawyers.
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Feb 4th 2015, 1:38 PM
# shattered
The 7 most desperate expressions of boredom during Alan Shatter on the Late Late Show
It was a tough time for everyone.
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Sep 27th 2014, 9:42 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Here’s what you need to know before you start your weekend.
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Sep 27th 2014, 8:53 AM
# to whom it concerns
Alan Shatter will be on the Late Late tomorrow (let's all cancel our Friday night plans)
The various ‘Gardagate’ controversies of the first half of the year will most likely be the main focus of the interview.
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Sep 25th 2014, 10:02 AM
Alan Shatter wants the GSOC Commissioners to be sacked
The former Justice Minister insists the positions of Simon O’Brien and his colleagues are no longer tenable.
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Sep 17th 2014, 6:15 PM
# THE NEVERENDING STORY
The government is backing the man who caused Alan Shatter to resign
The government will cover legal costs as the former justice minister seeks to quash some of the Guerin report’s findings.
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Aug 8th 2014, 4:17 PM
# Shatter myself
Did Alan Shatter really cheat death at Dublin Airport yesterday?
The former justice minister reportedly had a lucky escape yesterday…
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Aug 6th 2014, 12:14 PM
# THE NEVERENDING STORY
Here's why Alan Shatter's legal challenge could cause the government more problems
Analysis: He hasn’t gone away you know…
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Jul 31st 2014, 7:45 AM
# guerin
How has Alan Shatter gone from Department of Justice to High Court?
We knew he was not on board with the Guerin Report findings. Now we know just how far he intends to go with it.
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Jul 30th 2014, 4:04 PM
# Shatter-ing
In full: Shatter's slams the barrister whose report led to his resignation as justice minister
The former justice minister has delivered a blistering criticism of the report carried out by barrister Seán Guerin.
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Jun 19th 2014, 5:00 PM
# Gardagate
'I don't have the authority to sack anybody': Taoiseach asked what Purcell told Callinan
Kenny said there was nothing “mysterious” about the matter.
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May 28th 2014, 1:14 PM
# here to stay
Alan Shatter: "I'm going nowhere"
“I am extraordinarily well,” the former justice minister said today.
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May 22nd 2014, 3:18 PM
# Alan Shatter
Alan Shatter to reveal if he will accept €70k worth of severance payments
The former Minister for Justice could waive the payments.
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May 22nd 2014, 8:30 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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May 21st 2014, 4:54 PM
# Bit of bother
Eamon Gilmore: 'I think we’ve had a bad couple of months'
The Tánaiste has told TheJournal.ie that the issues surrounding the gardaí have distracted the government from its agenda and explained why he’s bullish about Labour’s election prospects.
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May 19th 2014, 10:56 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good Morning. It’s Thursday and these are the nine stories you should know before 9 o’clock hits.
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May 8th 2014, 8:20 AM
# Shatter resigns
Today we'll find out who will replace Alan Shatter
The resignation of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence was announced yesterday and Leo Varadkar and Frances Fitzgeralds are the frontrunners to take his place.
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May 8th 2014, 7:46 AM
# Shatter resigns
Varadkar and Fitzgerald the favourites - but Shatter's replacement won't be appointed until tomorrow
The government has now said that Alan Shatter’s successor will be appointed tomorrow morning.
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May 7th 2014, 10:47 PM
# Shatter resigns
Alan Shatter has resigned as Justice, Equality and Defence Minister
The Taoiseach made the announcement to the Dáil this afternoon.
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May 7th 2014, 10:47 PM
# Shatter resigns
Garda whistleblower: Shatter had become a liability
John Wilson said that while he took no pleasure in Alan Shatter’s demise, he felt it was the right outcome.
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May 7th 2014, 10:45 PM
# Shatter resigns
Eamon Gilmore out of the loop on Guerin Report
The report has led to the resignation of Alan Shatter, but Eamon Gilmore hadn’t seen it this afternoon.
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May 7th 2014, 5:44 PM
# Shatter resigns
'Dear Enda....' Here is Alan Shatter's resignation letter
Shatter told the Taoiseach he’s leaving to help avoid controversy for the Government.
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May 7th 2014, 5:14 PM
# Penalty Points
Taoiseach and Tánaiste have confidence in Shatter despite Data Commissioner finding
Shatter can appeal the decision, but has not commented on the finding.
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May 6th 2014, 10:47 PM
# Penalty Points
Shatter: Prime Time remarks were "a mistake"
Alan Shatter says that he may appeal the Data Protection Commissioner’s findings.
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May 6th 2014, 6:38 PM
# Gardagate
Taoiseach says three dozen allegations of garda wrongdoing have come across his desk
Enda Kenny said he has no idea if they are true or not.
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Apr 17th 2014, 9:08 AM
# Alan Shatter
PIC: This is the anti-Semitic message sent to Alan Shatter's home
The photo was contained in a package sent to the Minister for Justice’s home in south Dublin this morning.
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Apr 2nd 2014, 11:23 PM
# Prisoners
Shatter orders urgent investigation into the recording of prisoner phone calls
The minister has charged the the Inspector of Prisons to carry out the investigation.
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Apr 2nd 2014, 8:30 PM
# Alert
Package with 'white powder and a swastika' sent to Alan Shatter's home
In the Dáil, the Taoiseach said the anti-Semitic material sent to Shatter’s home was “a new low”. Several members of the gardaí and the Defence Forces were on the scene in Ballinteer, south Dublin earlier today.
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Apr 2nd 2014, 12:20 PM
# no red flags
Official report: Justice Dept didn’t think Callinan’s taping revelations were that important
The fact that calls were taped in garda stations since the 1980s wasn’t widely discussed by officials after the letter arrived “and certainly not in any red flag manner”.
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Apr 1st 2014, 11:56 PM
# Gardagate
Public Accounts Committee could investigate €500,000 Garda recording tenders
Over €500,000 was spent outfitting 21 Garda stations.
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Mar 27th 2014, 10:03 AM
# Long Time Coming
Here's what whistleblower John Wilson thinks of Alan Shatter's apology
He says he’s glad the Minister corrected the record of the Dáil — and he’s calling for his former colleague Maurice McCabe to be allowed access to PULSE again.
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Mar 26th 2014, 10:34 PM
# Shatter-ing developments
WATCH LIVE: Will Alan Shatter apologise to the garda whistleblowers?
The Minister for Justice is explaining the shocking developments of the last 24 hours to TDs.
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Mar 26th 2014, 3:57 PM
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