Alan Shatter has resigned from the Government.
The Taoiseach informed the Dáil of the decision in the past hour, saying he'd accepted the resignation with regret.
Enda Kenny says he'll announce Mr Shatter's replacement in Cabinet later this evening or tomorrow morning.
He explained why Alan Shatter decided to go after reading the Guerin report into Garda misconduct from the Maurice McCabe dossier:
Sinn Féin says no-one will take any personal pleasure from the resignation.
Party President Gerry Adams says he had to go, and so too should others:
