Frank McBrearty Snr is an Irish businessman who was the victim of police harassment following the death of Richie Barron.[1] He was awarded nearly €2.5 million in compensation by the Irish High Court.[2] Part of the Morris Tribunal investigated the behaviour of members of the Garda Síochána in this case.
Originally from Raphoe, County Donegal, he served with the Irish Army in the United Nations Operation in the Congo as a young man. He then owned a business in Scotland before returning to his hometown in 1978 to run a pub.[3] His business was popular, drawing business from outside Co. Donegal.[3]
In October 1996, the body of local man Richie Barron was found on a road outside the town.[3] Initially his death was treated as a hit and run, but it was upgraded quickly to a murder enquiry.[3] McBrearty's son, Frank McBrearty Jnr, and a nephew, Mark McConnell, were treated by the Gardaí as suspects.[3] McBrearty Snr was also arrested, spending 14 days in Garda custody.[3]
The tribunal found that his son and nephew were found to have been wrongly considered murder suspects by the Gardaí.[1]
His son Frank McBrearty Jnr is an independent member of Donegal County Council.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b Report of the Tribunal of Inquiry, Set up Pursuant to the Tribunal of Inquiry (Evidence) Acts 1921-2002 into Certain Gardaí in the Donegal Division, REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF RICHARD BARRON AND THE EXTORTION CALLS TO MICHAEL AND CHARLOTTE PEOPLES
- ^ RTÉ News: McBrearty awarded some €2.5m damages
- ^ a b c d e f How one family was persecuted by police, Anita Guidera, Irish Independent, 26 October 2007, retrieved 20 February 2009
.jpg){kind=small} | This business-related Irish biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |