Garda legal team may return to tribunal

Legal representatives of the gardaí involved in the Abbeylara siege are expected to return to the Barr Tribunal next week, after a ruling made yesterday by the chairman of the inquiry.

The Emergency Response Unit and local officers involved in the shooting of John Carthy have been without representation over the past week, after their legal team withdrew from proceedings over a row between Justice Robert Barr and their senior counsel, John Rogers.

In an opening statement yesterday, Justice Barr addressed one of the main issues that caused the conflict, and it is understood he allayed the concerns of the gardaí.