The Morris Tribunal is for the first time ever going to the High Court to compel a witness to give evidence after Detective Sergeant John White failed to appear before the resumed hearings into garda corruption.

THE doctor treating Detective Sergeant John White has been summoned to appear before the Morris Tribunal this morning after Mr Justice Frederick Morris said he was not satisfied the witness was unable to appear.

Suspended Detective Sergeant John White tonight claimed the Morris Tribunal’s finding that he is corrupt is perverse and insisted his acquittal in court proved his innocence.

A mother of three today refused to accept an apology from a Garda Sergeant who abused and mistreated her in custody.

A DETECTIVE sergeant threatened his garda interviewers that he had notes and tapes of his conversations with senior officers in Donegal, the Morris Tribunal heard yesterday.

A detective sergeant threatened his Garda interviewers that he had notes and tapes of his conversations with senior officers in Donegal, the Morris Tribunal heard today.

THE family of the man whose death led to the Morris Tribunal yesterday called on Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy to resign for his handling of the case.

THE bereaved family of Richie Barron have become the latest addition to the long line of litigants suing the State over the garda scandals in Donegal.

LAWYERS for a garda sergeant branded a liar by the Morris Tribunal yesterday said an agenda had been set at the inquiry to destroy the officer.

FRANK McBREARTY Jnr, the publican framed for a murder that never was, yesterday applied for the taxpayer to foot his family’s massive legal bill.

The interview of a key Garda witness during the investigation into the death of a Donegal cattle dealer was carried out in an odd and strange manner, the Morris Tribunal heard today.

A Garda superintendent and three rank-and-file gardaí were today refused legal costs for failing to co-operate with the Morris Tribunal.