The Detention Module

The Tribunal proposes to deal next with the issues arising out of the detention of various persons, 12 in number, arising out of the Garda investigations into the death of the Late Richard Barron. For the Opening Statement dated the 21st of March 2006 please click here. For a transcript of the most recent Opening Statement given at 10:30am on the 27th of March 2006 please see the notice board or the download area.

The Tribunal appreciates that hearing the entire detention module as a unit might cause unnecessary confusion. The Tribunal will therefore split the hearings up into 12 separate sub-modules. All relevant evidence in relation to the detention, or detentions, of each alleged suspect will be heard separately. Submissions will then be taken on the evidence. This accords with the practice of the courts. When a sub-module is finished, the Tribunal will move on to deal with the next sub-module until the procedure is completed. A separate sub-module will be heard last on the issue of the covert tape recording of suspects.

For reference to the issues identified by counsel as likely to arise in the Tribunal’s enquiries, parties are referred to the preliminary opening statement of counsel, which may be accessed on this web site. The section on arrest and detention of suspects refers.

The Tribunal is taking this step in ease of the parties. Each sub-module is estimated as being likely to last between only three and ten days. Interested parties, who have representation or who will be applying for representation, who wish to cross-examine witnesses or to make submissions, need only concern themselves for the relevant sub-module. Witnesses are, as is usual, only required for the time when they will be giving evidence. The Tribunal is mindful that this will minimise expense and inconvenience to those participating in the Tribunal’s work.

A schedule follows. It is probable that the hearings will take place between March and July of 2006. The witnesses listed are those proposed. Further witnesses may be added on application, as set out on this notice board. Interested parties are also listed as witnesses.  Note that where a detention is marked as occurring on a particular date, that is the date that the detention commenced; though it may have continued over other days.

The witnesses to this module have been written to in terms of this public notice.

  Schedule

(1) Detention of Katrina Brolly

Date of detention: December 4^th, 1996.

Witnesses:

Katrina Brolly

Eunan Brolly

James O’Donnell

P J Keating (Former Detective Garda)

Detective Garda Georgina Lohan

Sergeant Paul Heffernan

Detective Garda Noel Jones

Garda John Dooley

Detective Sergeant John White

Garda Joan Gallagher

Garda Tina Fowley

Sean Herraghty (Former Detective Garda)

Garda Michael Murphy

Sergeant Niall Coady

Garda Martin Leonard

Detective Garda Thomas Kilcoyne

John FitzGerald (Former Superintendent)

Detective Garda Patrick Tague

Interested parties (witnesses who have been granted representation, or who have had representation in the past or who may require representation):

Katrina Brolly

Detective Garda Patrick Tague

Garda Martin Leonard

Sergeant Paul Heffernan

Garda John Dooley

Detective Sergeant John White

Garda Joan Gallagher

Detective Garda Thomas Kilcoyne

Estimated length of hearings in working days: 2 to 3 weeks.

Proposed time for the hearings: March to April 2006.

Proposed venue for the hearings: Dublin, in the Tribunal premises, unless some other facility is requested, and is reasonably possible, and is deemed suitable by the Tribunal having regard to submissions to be made in writing.

(2) Detention of Mark Quinn

Date of detention: December 4^th, 1996.

Witnesses:

Mark Quinn

P J  Keating (Former Detective Garda)

Sergeant Padraic Scanlon

Sergeant Joseph Hannigan

Martin Moylan (Former Sergeant)

John O’Dowd (Former Garda)

Garda Michael Murphy

Sergeant Niall Coady

Garda Martin Leonard

Detective Garda Thomas Kilcoyne

John FitzGerald (Former Superintendent)

Interested parties (witnesses who have been granted representation, or who have had representation in the past or who may require representation):

Mark Quinn

Donna Quinn

P J Keating (Former Detective Garda)

Sergeant Joseph Hannigan

Martin Moylan (Rtd Sgt)

Sgt. Padraic Scanlon

John O' Dowd 

Martin Leonard

Detective Garda Thomas Kilcoyne

Estimated length of hearings in working days: 2 to 3 days.

Proposed time for the hearings: April 2006.

Proposed venue for the hearings: Dublin, in the Tribunal premises, unless some other facility is requested, and is reasonably possible, and is deemed suitable by the Tribunal having regard to submissions to be made in writing.

(3) Detention of Damien McDaid

Date of detention: December 17^th, 1996.

Witnesses:

Martin Moylan (Former Sergeant)

Hugh Smith  (Former Detective Sergeant)

Sean Herraghty (Former Detective Garda)

P J Keating (Former Detective Garda)

Detective Garda Martin Anderson

Sergeant Michael Carroll

Sergeant Brendan Roache

Garda Declan Martyn

Garda Debra Kyne

Garda Gerard Davenport

Detective Garda Martin Finan

Garda Kevin O’Malley

John FitzGerald (Former Superintendent)

Interested parties (witnesses who have been granted representation, or who have had representation in the past or who may require representation):

Damien McDaid

Martin Moylan (Former Sergeant)

Garda Declan Martyn

Estimated length of hearings in working days: 2 weeks.

Proposed time for the hearings: April/May 2006.

Proposed venue for the hearings: Dublin, in the Tribunal premises, unless some other facility is requested, and is reasonably possible, and is deemed suitable by the Tribunal having regard to submissions to be made in writing.

(4) Detention of Michael Peoples

Dates of detention: December 4^th, 1996 and May 6^th 1999.

Witnesses:

Michael Peoples

Kieran Dillon

Garda Vincent Bourke

Detective Garda Patrick Flynn

Detective Inspector Michael Keane

Philip Collins (Former Garda)

Garda Michael Murphy

Sergeant Niall Coady

Garda Bosco Gallagher

John FitzGerald (Former Superintendent)

Interested parties (witnesses who have been granted representation, or who have had representation in the past or who may require representation):

Michael Peoples

Detective Inspector Michael Keane

Garda Vincent Bourke

Detective Garda Patrick Flynn

Philip Collins (Former Garda)

Sgt. Bosco Gallagher

Evidence may also be received on this sub-module in respect of the Detention of Michael Peoples on the 6th May 1999 and a search of his family home on that date. 

Estimated length of hearings in working days: 5 days.

Proposed time for the hearings: May 2006.

Proposed venue for the hearings: Dublin, in the Tribunal premises, unless some other facility is requested, and is reasonably possible, and is deemed suitable by the Tribunal having regard to submissions to be made in writing.

(5) Detention of Charlotte Peoples

Date of detention: December 4^th, 1996.

Witnesses:

Charlotte Peoples

Detective Sergeant Sylvester Henry

Garda Debra Kyne

Sergeant Michael Carroll

Michael Jennings (Former Detective Garda)

Garda Michael Murphy

Sergeant Niall Coady

Garda Martin Leonard

William Cannon (Former Garda)

John FitzGerald (Former Superintendent)

Evidence may be received on this sub-module in respect of a search of Charlotte Peoples' family home on the 6th May 1999. 

Interested parties (witnesses who have been granted representation, or who have had representation in the past or who may require representation):

Charlottes Peoples

Detective Sergeant Sylvester Henry

Garda Debra Kyne

Sergeant Michael Carroll

Michael Jennings (Former Detective Garda)

Garda Martin Leonard

Estimated length of hearings in working days: 5 days.

Proposed time for the hearings: May 2006.

Proposed venue for the hearings: Dublin, in the Tribunal premises, unless some other facility is requested, and is reasonably possible, and is deemed suitable by the Tribunal having regard to submissions to be made in writing.

(6) Detention of Edel Quinn

Date of detention: December 4^th, 1996.

Witnesses:

Edel Quinn

Kieran Dillon

Garda Pauline Golden

Detective Sergeant Desmond Sheridan

Detective Garda Michael O’Grady

Detective Garda Brendan Regan

Garda Michael Murphy

Sergeant Niall Coady

Garda Bosco Gallagher

John FitzGerald (Former Superintendent)

Detective Garda Patrick Tague

Interested parties (witnesses who have been granted representation, or who have had representation in the past or who may require representation):

Edel Quinn

Detective Garda Patrick Tague

Garda Bosco Gallagher

Detective Garda Michael O’Grady

Detective Sergeant Desmond Sheridan

Garda Pauline Golden

Detective Garda Brendan Regan

Estimated length of hearings in working days: 5 days.

Proposed time for the hearings: May 2006.

Proposed venue for the hearings: Dublin, in the Tribunal premises, unless some other facility is requested, and is reasonably possible, and is deemed suitable by the Tribunal having regard to submissions to be made in writing .

(7) Detention of Seán Crossan

Date of detention: December 11^th, 1996.

Witnesses:

Sean Crossan

James O’Donnell

Detective Sergeant Sylvester Henry

Sergeant Padraic Scanlon

Detective Sergeant John White

Detective Inspector Michael Keane

Martin Moylan (Former Sergeant)

Detective Garda Martin Finan

Garda Kevin O’Malley

Sergeant Niall Coady

Martin McDonnell (Former Garda)

P J Thornton (Former Garda)

Kieran Jackson (Former Garda)

Garda James Healy

Joseph Shelly (Former Superintendent)

Sergeant Joseph Hannigan