SF challenged to co-operate with collusion probe

SINN FÉIN was yesterday called on to co-operate fully with the tribunal of inquiry investigating allegations of collusion by gardaí in the 1989 IRA ambush of two senior RUC officers.

Justice Minister Michael McDowell challenged Sinn Féin and the IRA to co-operate fully with the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the murder of Chief Superintendent Harry Breen and Superintendent Bob Buchanan in South Armagh.

The inquiry will be chaired by president of the District Court Judge Peter Smithwick.