Garda denies covering up for on-duty colleagues in pub

A GARDA yesterday denied he was covering up for two colleagues who were in a pub on the night of farmer Richie Barron’s death in Donegal seven years ago.

After persistent reluctance over a period of years to disclose their movements to an internal garda inquiry, Garda John O'Dowd and Garda Padraig Mulligan admitted they were in a pub for part of the period in question.

Garda Patrick Boyce denied he had attempted to cover up for his two colleagues on the night in question.