Council seeks to enforce suspension of councillor for disorderly conduct

Cllr Frank McBrearty was suspended by the council late last month, arising out of the allegedly disorderly way he had conducted himself at the council's meetings

Cllr Frank McBrearty Jnr (pictured here in 2004), who is an independent member of the council, came to national prominence over a decade ago because of the Morris Tribunal’s ruling that gardaí had tried to frame him for the 1996 murder of Richie Barron. File photo

Donegal County Council is seeking a High Court order to enforce the suspension of one of its elected members Cllr Frank McBrearty Jnr from attending any of its meetings until the end of the month.

Cllr McBrearty, who is an independent member of the council, came to national prominence over a decade ago because of the Morris Tribunal’s ruling that gardaí had tried to frame him for the 1996 murder of Richie Barron.