THE fatal shooting of John Carthy by gardaí in Abbeylara “should never have happened”, the Barr Tribunal has found.

THE fatal shooting of John Carthy in Abbeylara six years ago should never have happened.

The family of John Carthy today said it was too early to decide on whether to take legal action against the state over his fatal shooting by gardai in Abbeylara in 2000.

Garda unions expressed regret at the death of John Carthy and called for improvements in training recommended by the Barr Tribunal report to be acted on immediately.

A mystery illness to Mr Justice Robert Barr, a heavy workload and printing problems caused unforeseen delays in publishing the Barr Tribunal’s report, it was claimed today.

The Barr Report into the fatal shooting of John Carthy in Abbeylara six years ago has found that the 27-year-old did not intend to be shot by gardaí when he left his house.

THE family of John Carthy, the young man shot dead by gardaí after a siege at his home, will today learn the conclusions of the tribunal of inquiry into his death.

THE report into the fatal shooting of John Carthy by gardaí at Abbeylara six years ago will be published next month.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, has told the Dáil that Justice Robert Barr's report into the Abbeylara siege six years ago is expected to be published next month.

The Government was today criticised for a lack of information on the forthcoming report into the fatal shooting of John Carthy in Abbeylara, Co Longford more than six years ago.

The long-awaited report into the fatal shooting by gardaí of John Carthy in 2000 is set to be completed next month, it emerged today.

A long-awaited report into the fatal shooting of John Carthy by gardaí in Co Longford over six years ago is due shortly, the Dáil heard today.

The report into the fatal shooting by gardaí of John Carthy in 2000 is set to be published before the end of the year.

AN internal garda inquiry into the handling of the murder and suicide that cost the lives of two young farmers in Co Carlow will probe why the killer was granted a firearms certificate when complaints had been made about his threatening behaviour.

THE inevitable focus on garda procedure that will follow the tragic events in Carlow will intensify later this month if, as expected, the Barr report is published.

UK windows and doors maker Heywood Williams today unveiled a £20m (€29m) deal to sell its plastics division to the owner of Everest and Weatherseal double glazing.

THE release of the report into the fatal shooting by gardaí of John Carthy in 2000 is to be delayed by three months.

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THREE senior judges were criticised yesterday after the Court of Criminal Appeal ruled the conviction of Colm Murphy, in connection with the Omagh bombing, was unsafe.

The chairman of the Abbeylara Tribunal has formally ruled out the possibility that John Carthy may have been hit by a fifth bullet fired by a garda who was not a member of the armed Emergency Response Unit.

IF the gardaí have nothing to hide from the Barr Tribunal into the shooting of John Carthy in Abbeylara four years ago, then they should be in there arguing their case.

Gardaí involved in the shooting of John Carthy in Abbeylara four years ago are due to reveal today whether they are prepared to continue co-operating with the inquiry into the killing.

A legal representative for the gardaí involved in the shooting of John Carthy in Abbeylara four years ago has requested a further day to consider an ultimatum issued to his clients yesterday by the chairman of the Barr Tribunal.

The gardaí involved in the shooting of John Carthy in Abbeylara four years ago are due to reveal today whether they are prepared to continue co-operating with the inquiry into the killing.

GARDAÍ involved in the Abbeylara siege are threatening to walk out on the Barr Tribunal when it resumes this morning unless chairman, Justice Robert Barr, makes a peace offering to their senior counsel, John Rogers, who quit the hearings in protest last month.

Chief operations officer Robert Barr has resigned from the board of Kingspan.

The inquiry into the shooting of John Carthy by armed gardaí has been adjourned for a third consecutive day due to a legal argument over the recalling of witnesses.

Marie Carthy has resumed her evidence to the tribunal set up to investigate the killing of her 27-year-old brother by armed gardaí in April 2001.

THE chairman of the Barr Tribunal was accused yesterday of drawing conclusions on aspects of the Abbeylara siege before hearing all the relevant evidence.

The Chairman of the Barr Tribunal says the Gardai could have given John Carthy the cigarettes he requested if they wanted to, during the siege at Abbeylara that saw Carthy lose his life.

GARDAÍ were wrong to deny John Carthy's request for cigarettes during the armed stand-off that led to his death, a psychiatrist told the tribunal.

THE psychiatrist who declared John Carthy fit to hold a shotgun said he may have been naive in believing the explanation Mr Carthy gave for the gardaí taking the gun from him in the first place.

THE first witnesses in the Abbeylara Tribunal will begin giving evidence today, as public hearings into the shooting dead of John Carthy start in Dublin.

NO schedule has yet been set out for public hearings of the Abbeylara Tribunal of Inquiry which opens in Longford today because the planned venue is still not ready.

NINE members of the Garda Emergency Response Unit have been granted full legal representation at the Abbeylara Tribunal which is to investigate the shooting dead of John Carthy by the unit almost three years ago.

MORE than 200 witnesses have given statements to the Abbeylara Tribunal which is due to begin hearings into the fatal shooting of John Carthy at the end of next month.

A MAJOR review of gun ownership is planned before the end of the year as the Abbeylara Tribunal begins probing the shooting dead of John Carthy by garda marksmen.

LAWYERS acting for Omagh bomb relatives served writs on five men they suspect of having planned and carried out the Omagh bomb.

VIDEOTAPING of garda interrogations is being pushed through as a priority, Justice Minister Michael McDowell said yesterday.

Michael McDowell has appointed Justice Robert Barr as the sole member of a tribunal of inquiry into the fatal shooting of John Carthy at Abbeylara, Co Longford.

FBI agent David Rupert is described by an American source as ‘‘a street smart criminal who would anything for money’’, a defence lawyer for alleged Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt told the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

A Dublin man was jailed for four years by the Special Criminal Court today for membership of the Real IRA.

A senior Special Branch officer told the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today that the Real IRA has carried out 80 terrorist type attacks since October, 1999, the most recent being a bomb attack on Maghaberry jail in the north last month.

A Dublin man arrested after a Special Branch operation against the Real IRA was convicted of membership of an illegal organisation by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.