Morris probe to see garda notes on farmer’s death

Potentially vital memorandum notes from garda conferences called to assess investigations into the 1996 mystery death of Co Donegal cattle dealer Richie Barron, are to be made available to the Morris Tribunal on garda corruption allegations.

Circulation of the documents was pledged in a message to the inquiry from garda chiefs today after the tribunal counsel Paul McDermott had talked of “substantial deficiencies” in relation to the conference notes.