On-duty garda 'in pub on night of Barron death'

A garda who was supposed to be on duty on the night of cattle dealer Richie Barron’s death was in a pub eight miles away, the Morris Tribunal heard today.

Garda Patrick Mulligan and his off-duty colleague Garda John O’Dowd were spotted in a pub in Lifford, Co Donegal by another member of the force.