What the tribunal reports say

Judge Frederick Morris's findings in relation to five Donegal gardaí.

Garda Martin Leonard

He had "impressed the tribunal by his constant ability to be deceitful in relation to every matter of importance" on which he was questioned. He had allowed a fraudulent statement to be extracted from a prisoner and made no effort to fulfil his duties to protect the prisoner. He was a prominent member of the Donegal Garda Representative Association. "He regarded his function, in that regard, as mischief-maker."

Garda PJ McDermott

The tribunal did not accept some evidence given by Garda McDermott, particularly that the Lifford patrol car did not go to the scene on the night of Richie Barron's death because of confusion as to the accident's location. This version was offered to the tribunal by Garda McDermott and was supported by some of his colleagues. Garda McDermott went on a meal break with two colleagues after the call was received.

Garda Tom Rattigan

The first interim report of the Morris tribunal said he had not told the full truth about some of his visits to Adrienne McGlinchey's flat, the woman alleged to have supplied information on IRA bombs to Det Garda Noel McMahon. Det Garda Rattigan passed on information on so-called explosives finds to Det Garda McMahon by bypassing other members and had "behaved disgracefully" in this regard. The tribunal said it was aware that before, during and since the matters it had investigated, Det Garda Rattigan had suffered "serious mental problems".

Garda James McDwyer

The second tribunal report said he and other gardaí failed to preserve the scene where Richie Barron was found dead. The report said they "decided not to preserve the scene or carry out necessary local inquiries ... They failed to preserve the body and clothing of the deceased". The tribunal did not accept some of his evidence that he informed his colleagues about pieces of Mr Barron's flesh lying on the road.

Det Garda Martin Anderson

He "could have brought clarity to events by telling the unbridled truth", the tribunal said. His reasons for not being truthful were not clear but were "inconsistent with any notion of the rule of law taking precedence over group loyalty". He had not told the "true and complete" story regarding finds of fertiliser in Co Donegal.