Family of John Carthy to receive Barr report on his death

THE family of John Carthy, the young man shot dead by gardaí after a siege at his home, will today learn the conclusions of the tribunal of inquiry into his death.

Mr Justice Robert Barr’s long-awaited report is expected to make recommendations about garda training for handling incidents involving people with mental illness, the use of non-lethal weaponry and procedures for granting gun licences to applicants.

John Carthy, aged 27, was shot dead on April 20, 2000, following a 25-hour stand-off at the family home he shared with his widowed mother, Mrs Rose Carthy, in the Co Longford village of Abbeylara.