Carthy family undecided on legal action

The family of John Carthy today said it was too early to decide on whether to take legal action against the state over his fatal shooting by gardai in Abbeylara in 2000.

Speaking after the publication of the 744-page Barr Tribunal Report on the tragedy, sister Marie said: “We have just received the report and as you can imagine it is a very long report and we haven’t read it in detail.