'Whistleblower' threatened over forged notes find, tirbunal told

A garda broke down today revealing she was threatened after discovering an officer’s interview notes were forged and altered on the original record during a murder probe.

Gda Tina Fowley said it was in a background of fear and reprisal that she attempted to tell the truth and wrote a report on the discovery of discrepancies in September 1997 in the notes of interview of Roisin McConnell, who was questioned over the death of cattle dealer Richie Barron in 1996.