Eoin Hayes was suspended from the Social Democrats parliamentary party after making incorrect statements about shares he held in a company linked to the Israeli military.

The High Court heard the teacher forged the signatures of two other teachers on a form to prove he had completed required teaching practice

In a ruling on Wednesday, Ms Justice Siobhán Phelan said Garda Paul Baynham knows of the Garda Commissioner’s intention not to progress a disciplinary investigation while the question of criminal charges is being determined.