THERE was tight security yesterday as seven men were charged with conspiracy to rob almost €1 million from a cash-in-transit van last Friday.

A fraudster who is having €40 a week deducted from her widow’s pension to refund €21,000 in rent allowances she got through false pretences has received a two-year suspended sentence.

The big question remains after the Morris report: Who killed Richie Barron? asks Cormac O’Keeffe.

Cormac O’Keeffe

Judge Frederick Morris’ report on the flawed garda investigation into the death of Donegal cattle dealer Richie Barron highlighted some shocking mistakes and inadequacies in the inquiry.Judge Frederick Morris’ report on the flawed garda investigation into the death of Donegal cattle dealer Richie Barron highlighted some shocking mistakes and inadequacies in the inquiry.

TWO gardaí at the centre of a garda corruption inquiry concerning the investigation into the death of Donegal cattle dealer Richie Barron were last night sacked from the force.

Two gardaí who are central to an inquiry into a mysterious hit-and-run which sparked the Morris Tribunal were tonight sacked from the force.

AN on-duty garda would not admit to an investigation into the police force in Donegal his whereabouts on the night cattle dealer Richie Barron died, the Morris Tribunal heard yesterday.

A GARDA who was supposed to be on duty on the night of cattle dealer Richie Barron’s death was drinking in a pub eight miles away, the Morris Tribunal heard yesterday.

A garda who was supposed to be on duty on the night of cattle dealer Richie Barron’s death was in a pub eight miles away, the Morris Tribunal heard today.