Garda chief asked to release probe on demo

THE courts yesterday heard an application calling on Garda Commissioner Pat Byrne to release the force's internal investigation into last May's Reclaim the Streets demo in Dublin.

Dara Robinson BL for Fergus Haverty-Stacke and others said he believed the internal inquiry was nearing completion and made an application in the Dublin District Court for it to be disclosed to him.

Mr Haverty-Stacke, of Brighton Rd, Rathgar, Dublin 6, was one of 11 protesters up before the court on charges in relation to the demonstration. Mr Haverty-Stacke, 26, who had been charged under section six of the Public Order Act and with assaulting a garda had his charges changed yesterday to obstructing a garda. Judge McNulty adjourned Haverty-Stacke's case until November 18 The accused was remanded on bail.