THE story of the McBrearty Garda corruption scandal could be coming to a cinema near you.

The story of garda corruption in Donegal could be making its way on to the screen as a new book on the saga hits the shelves today.

A former top official with the Garda Complaints Board today said there was nothing special about a string of accusations received by the office in 1997 about alleged garda misconduct in Donegal.

A shamed former garda today strongly denied any involvement in the death 11 years ago of Donegal cattle dealer, Richie Barron.

Gardaí took a weather permitting approach to policing in a Donegal town, it was claimed today.

An experienced Garda today said he felt uneasy when a colleague revealed he had made a secret recording of an interview with a drugs suspect, at which both officers were present.

BUSINESS owners are not committing an offence if they refuse to evacuate their premises during a bomb scare, a tribunal heard yesterday.

The son of a man at the centre of Garda harassment allegations did not turn up today to give scheduled evidence at the Morris Tribunal.

Pub and nightclub inspections by gardai enforcing the liquor licensing law should be a quick-run strategy and not a prolonged exercise, the Morris Tribunal heard today.

Gardaí laid siege to a Donegal nightclub in the late 1990s, harassing and intimidating staff and customers in a manner worse than the Mafia, the Morris Tribunal heard today.

An eircom employee helped a private detective access the home phone records of a senior Donegal garda officer, the Morris Tribunal heard today.

Eight rapes were reported within a seven-week period in one Donegal Garda district in the late 1990s, it emerged today.

Eight rapes were reported within a seven-week period in one Donegal garda district in the late 1990s, it emerged today.

There is no evidence to back up an accusation a senior Donegal garda planted drugs on a man he arrested at a nightclub, it was claimed today.

A senior garda officer allegedly planted drugs in the jacket pocket of a man arrested at a Donegal nightclub in the late 1990s, a tribunal heard today.

The former top garda in Donegal today said he never sanctioned a crackdown on breaches of the liquor licensing law carried out by certain gardaí in the county during the late 1990s.

A private detective identified within 24 hours the source of blackmail calls to an innocent man during a murder investigation, but it took gardaí years to get the same information, it emerged today.

The former top garda in Donegal today said he supported the adjournment of dozens of District Court summonses against a publican over credibility issues with prosecuting gardaí.

The former top garda in Donegal today took responsibility for an unorthodox affidavit used to fight a bitter lawsuit against a publican who claimed harassment.

A Donegal publican who refused to evacuate his nightclub during a bomb scare instead “ranted and raved” to gardaí about how his family had been harassed by the force, a tribunal heard today.

A former detective who confided in his superior about alleged illegal bugging of Garda stations was told it was the best-kept secret in the force, it was claimed today.

A garda surveillance expert today denied planting bugs to record private conversations between solicitors and their clients.

The former High Court president heading up the Morris Tribunal today dramatically walked out of the inquiry in a remarkable outburst over an alleged attack on his reputation.

A disgraced ex-garda sergeant sacked for corruption videotaped interviews with murder suspect Frank McBrearty Junior in a bid to prove he was not harmed in custody, it was revealed today.

One of two retired garda detectives accused of securing a false murder confession from framed publican Frank McBrearty Junior today insisted the admission is true.

A retired garda detective accused of securing a false confession from publican Frank McBrearty Junior today described the moment he confessed.

A retired garda detective accused of securing a false murder confession from publican Frank McBrearty Junior today alleged there was a conspiracy against him.

A RETIRED senior garda yesterday denied intimidating and assaulting a murder suspect in Donegal.

A former Garda sergeant today denied he had been spitting and hitting the table while interviewing a suspect.

An electrician today pointed out a former detective garda as the man who shoved a gun into his mouth.

A suspended Donegal garda detective claimed today his career had been ruined, his family life destroyed and that he had been shunned by the community over allegations he framed a publican.

Donegal publican, Frank McBrearty Junior has settled all his claims with the State.

A Sligo man broke down crying after he admitted making false statements about a silver bullet death threat, the Morris Tribunal heard today.

A MYSTERY caller who rang the Garda confidential line with information about the death of Richie Barron is being urged to make contact again.

A key witness who falsely claimed he was threatened with death by a silver bullet is to give evidence at the Morris Tribunal today.

A DONEGAL garda claimed yesterday he could have been a pawn in the framing of nightclub boss Frank McBrearty Junior.

THE fallout from the McBrearty scandal is far from over and many who have followed the events that began on that fateful day in October 1996 believe it can only get worse.

A COMPLAINT by the McBrearty family against a detective sergeant who was accused of borrowing money from publicans in Donegal prompted the campaign of intimidation and false accusations which ultimately led to the Morris Tribunal.

Anti-social Behaviour Orders are a quick-fix solution which will only criminalise young people, it was claimed today.

The Unions of Students of Ireland will march through Dublin on Saturday to protest against Michael McDowell's proposed Anti-Social Behaviour Orders.

A GARDA who was criticised by the Morris Tribunal yesterday vowed to fight to the end to protect his reputation.

A former Garda today said it was ‘disgusting’ for the Morris Tribunal to suggest he had been responsible for the death of a cattle dealer.

A former garda today admitted at the Morris Tribunal that he had a conviction for driving without tax or insurance.