The Barr Tribunal was a Public Inquiry in the Republic of Ireland established by Resolutions passed by the Dáil Éireann and the Seanad Éireann on the 17 and 18 April 2002, and by Instrument entitled Tribunals of Inquiry Evidence Acts 1921 (Establishment of Tribunal) Instrument (No. 2) 2002 made by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on 1 July 2002. The sole member of the Tribunal was Mr Justice Robert Barr. The Tribunal was charged with investigating 'the facts and circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of John Carthy (by members of An Garda Síochána) at Abbeylara, County Longford on 20 April 2000.

The Tribunal reported its findings on 20 July 2006 in a 740 page report following four years of investigations at a cost of €18 million.

It concluded that there were many mistakes made by the Gardaí on the scene, but that it was not an unlawful killing.^[1] It recommended many changes to training and procedures for sieges and negotiations to prevent similar occurrences.^{[1] [2]}

[edit] See also

• List of notable Public Inquiries in Ireland
• Tribunal
• Public Inquiry
• The Mahon Tribunal
• McCracken Tribunal
• Kerry Babies Tribunal

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Barr Tribunal
• RTE coverage of Barr Tribunal's conclusions

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