Gardaí not prompted to be aggessive in interviews, Tribunal told

A former superintendent today denied gardaí had ever been encouraged to step outside the rules by using aggressive interview techniques to break people down in custody.

John McGinley, who retired after being singled out for criticism in a report from the Morris Tribunal, said Det Sgt John White had not been given instructions to engage in tough interviews to unearth details of cattle dealer Richie Barron’s death.