Gardaí accused of Barron murder

TWO gardaí accused of killing Donegal cattle dealer Richie Barron could be forced to appear before the Morris Tribunal investigating alleged police corruption in Donegal relative to that murder and other events.

The two were accused of the 1996 killing by a garda informant yesterday on the first day of the Tribunal’s hearings.

It also emerged last night the two gardaí are still on the force. Previously they refused to co-operate with the Garda’s own Carty inquiry into the circumstances of Mr Barron’s death and allegations of corruption. A Garda spokesperson said the force would not make any comment on the murder claims at this stage.