AUXILIARY Bishop of Dublin Eamonn Walsh has said he does not believe the inquiry into child abuse should be extended to the rest of the country.

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

Justice Minister Dermot Ahern is a political gurrier who is unfit to hold office, it was claimed in the Dáil today.

The work of the longest garda corruption inquiry in the history of the state will wind to a close next week when its final reports are published.

The Government is to hold a debate within weeks on the Morris Tribunal findings on garda corruption.

THE sixth Morris Report outlines the scale of Garda corruption in the questioning of suspects following the death of cattle dealer Richie Barron, the subsequent lies, and a “wall of silence” faced by investigators.

THE conservation of heritage varieties will be one of the areas promoted in Ireland this year, to mark International Year of the Potato.

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.

A garda sergeant who spent two years during the late 1990s in Raphoe, Co Donegal, today told a tribunal she believed the small town was lawless and plagued with anti-social behaviour.

A former nightclub manager today admitted he refused to clear a packed dance hall despite warnings from senior gardai that there could be two bombs on the premises.

The former manager of a nightclub at the centre of garda harassment allegations today told a tribunal he was forced to leave work for a time because of the situation.

A publican wrongly arrested during a botched murder inquiry today claimed he was unable to visit his mother’s grave because of the shame gardaí had brought on his family.

A publican arrested during a botched murder probe today claimed he was taken in for questioning by gardai on the word of criminal informers.

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

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.

THE gardaí and the Police Service of Northern Ireland are co-operating to prevent the cross-Border theft of farm machinery.

A GARDA sergeant yesterday denied a suspect suffered violent abuse during his arrest over the death of a Donegal cattle dealer by being pulled from his car and thrown across the bonnet.

A Garda sergeant today denied a suspect was violently manhandled during his arrest by being pulled from his car and thrown across the bonnet.

The Government was today urged to make the Garda Síochana more accountable to the people it serves.

A KEY witness, who falsely claimed he had been threatened with death by a silver bullet, has been forced to hide in public due to unwanted attention arising from the probe, the Morris Tribunal heard yesterday.

A key witness, who falsely claimed he had been threatened with death by a silver bullet, has been forced to hide in public due to unwanted attention arising from the massive probe, the Morris Tribunal heard today.

AN illiterate man was told by a garda sergeant that he would pay him if he stayed in a nightclub after hours with as much drink as possible in front of him, the Morris Tribunal into garda corruption heard yesterday.

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.

FRANK MCBREARTY junior yesterday said he had not received any offers of compensation from the State in respect of attempts to frame him for a murder that never happened.

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

Cormac O’Keeffe

THE Garda Press Office last night declined to comment on the apparent leaking of a document from Commissioner Noel Conroy which defends the disastrous investigation into the death of Donegal cattle dealer Richie Barron.

The second interim report of the Morris Tribunal into allegations of Garda corruption in Donegal is to be published this summer, it emerged today.

A disgraced superintendent conducted a ‘practice cross examination’ of two gardaí about their movements on the night a cattle dealer was killed in a suspected hit-and-run accident, the Morris Tribunal heard today.

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

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 senior Garda officer in Donegal admitted he had considered arresting another member of the force who was under an “aura of suspicion”.

The McBrearty family today protested about being excluded from confidential discussions about Garda informants at the Morris Tribunal.

THE Morris Tribunal is investigating how Eircom home phone records containing vital information were erased.

The Morris Tribunal is investigating how eircom home phone records containing vital information were erased, it emerged today.

THE family whose complaints of garda harassment led to the founding of the Morris Tribunal last night said their health was at risk and pleaded with Justice Minister Michael McDowell to reduce their enormous stress by guaranteeing their legal costs at the tribunal.

The family whose complaints of Garda harassment led to the founding of the Morris Tribunal said tonight their health was at risk.

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 Garda station diary was altered to show a different clocking off time for a member of the force, the Morris tribunal heard today.

A man arrested in connection with the murder of a Raphoe cattle dealer was taken to a remote station to ensure senior gardai involved in the case could not “interfere” with him, it was claimed today.

A young Donegal woman today described the movements of her boyfriend’s car to the Morris Tribunal today on the night local cattle dealer Richie Barron was killed.

IT gives an insight into the warped thinking of this Government when it seeks to justify the ban on smoking on health grounds but still earns millions from the industry by holding shares in tobacco companies.