Barron probe an ‘extraordinary shambles’

Caroline O’Doherty

The ambulance crew attended to him promptly and professionally but the garda supposed to be on duty in the town, Garda Padraig Mulligan, could not be contacted by the garda communications centre in Letterkenny because he was drinking in a pub with off-duty colleague, Garda John O’Dowd.

Mr Mulligan and Mr O’Dowd would later refuse to account for their movements on the night and “devised various methods of thwarting the superior officers making these lawful enquiries” in what was a “shocking disregard of their duties”.