Gardaí wanted my father dead, Tribunal hears

Frank McBrearty Jnr told the Morris tribunal today that gardaí wanted his father “to die” while he was being questioned in a Garda station about the death of cattle dealer Richie Barron in 1996.

McBrearty Jnr, who is representing himself at the inquiry, said that a doctor’s letter warning that Frank McBrearty Snr was “at risk of a massive stroke or a massive heart attack” was ignored at Letterkenny Garda Station in December 1996.