The Morris Tribunal into garda corruption in Donegal today concluded its sub-module into the detention of Michael Peoples.

A FORMER garda accused of intimidating a man wrongly arrested for murder failed to appear to give evidence at the Morris Tribunal yesterday.

A former garda accused of intimidating a man wrongly arrested for murder failed to appear to give evidence at the Morris Tribunal today.

A GARDA officer yesterday said he never believed a man he stated was arrested for murder was involved in the actual alleged offence.

A senior garda today denied threatening a suspect or calling him abusive names during an investigation into cattle dealer Richie Barron’s death in 1996.

A former garda was today warned he would be taken to the High Court if he refused to give evidence to the Morris Tribunal.

A SENIOR garda yesterday revealed he raised concerns with a custody officer over a vigorous interview after hearing loud voices in an interrogation room.

A garda sergeant said today he did not think the raised voices he heard during the interview of a female prisoner warranted his intervention.

A WOMAN begged with gardaí to stop the mistreatment of her cousin in custody, the Morris Tribunal heard yesterday.

A woman begged gardaí to stop the mistreatment of her cousin in custody, the Morris Tribunal heard today.

A retired detective superintendent, who was criticised in a Morris Tribunal report, today said another officer was engaged in a conspiracy to discredit him over the Silver Bullet affair.

A US man convicted of killing a family of three and driving off in their vintage sports car has been executed by injection.

It was “highly unlikely” that a man who falsely alleged he had received death threats could have sustained the pretence for months on his own, a detective garda said today.

A key witness told the Morris Tribunal today he was afraid of a garda sergeant who he claimed prompted him to make a maze of false allegations.

A MAN who falsely claimed he had been threatened with death by a silver bullet was put up to it by a garda sergeant, the Morris Tribunal into garda corruption in Donegal heard yesterday.

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.

GARDAÍ took nine months to probe claims by a Raphoe man that he was framed for making death threats, the Morris Tribunal into Garda corruption in Donegal heard yesterday.

Gardaí took nine months to probe claims a Raphoe man was framed for making sinister death threats with a silver bullet, it emerged today.

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.

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

Caroline O’Doherty

A FRESH row has broken out between Justice Minister Michael McDowell and the family of Donegal publican Frank McBrearty Snr after a planned meeting between the parties yesterday was cancelled at the last minute.

A DISGRACED former garda superintendent warned senior officers that extortionate phone calls made from a colleague’s home would haunt the force, it was claimed yesterday.

A garda “facilitated” an extortion phone-call which was later used as the basis to arrest a Co Donegal murder suspect, the Morris Tribunal heard today.

A GARDA station diary was altered to show a different clocking off time for a member of the force on the same night an extortion phone call was made from that garda’s home.

A Donegal businesswoman broke down today as she insisted to the Morris Tribunal she had not been prompted to change her witness statement.

An experimental vaccine derived from tiny bits of tumour protein and involving a simple pinprick of the patient may prevent cancer from recurring, researchers believe.

Notah Begay III, trying to revive a once-promising career, carded a five-under-par 67 to gain a share of the lead with David Peoples after the second round of the Honda Classic at Mirasol.

Woods finally birdied at the 412-yard 12th to improve to three over par, but Faldo followed his six at the ninth with another at the 374-yard 10th.